Psalm 119:104

Translations

Modern

I gain understanding from Your precepts; therefore I hate every false way.

Traditional

Through thy precepts I get understanding: therefore I hate every false way.

Literal

From Your precepts I gain understanding; upon thus, I hate every path of deception!

Latin

A mandatis tuis intellexi; propterea odivi omnem viam iniquitatis.

Original

Hebrew

English

I gain understanding from Your precepts; therefore I hate every false way.

Notes

Psalms 119:103–104

Wisdom is better than the finest food (Psalm 19:10; 81:16).
The psalmist had already turned away from the false promises of foolishness (see Psalm 119:18, 78, 86, 163).

Psalms 119:97–104

Mem (מ) is the thirteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet. It marks the beginning of the next section of this psalm.

The instruction and wisdom of God through his word are far better than the best that human teachers can offer.

Psalms 119:1–176

This psalm blends wisdom, lament, praise, thanksgiving, and confession. It often uses eight Hebrew words translated as:

“Instructions”
“law”
“words”
“commandments”
“statutes”
“judgments”
“promises”
“precepts“

These words encourage love for and obedience to God's instructions in the Scriptures (see 2 Timothy 3:14–17). A deep commitment to these instructions unifies the psalm.

Related verses

Psalm 119:128
Therefore I admire all Your precepts and hate every false way.
Proverbs 8:13
To fear the LORD is to hate evil; I hate arrogant pride, evil conduct, and perverse speech.
Proverbs 14:12
There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.
Psalm 119:98
Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies, for they are always with me.
Psalm 97:10
Hate evil, O you who love the LORD! He preserves the souls of His saints; He delivers them from the hand of the wicked.
Romans 12:9
Love must be sincere. Detest what is evil; cling to what is good.
Psalm 119:100
I discern more than the elders, for I obey Your precepts.
Psalm 101:3
I will set no worthless thing before my eyes. I hate the work of those who fall away; it shall not cling to me.
Amos 5:15
Hate evil and love good; establish justice in the gate. Perhaps the LORD, the God of Hosts, will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.”
Matthew 7:13
Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many enter through it.
Psalm 119:29–30
Remove me from the path of deceit and graciously grant me Your law.
Psalm 36:4
Even on his bed he plots wickedness; he sets himself on a path that is not good; he fails to reject evil.

Glossary

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Topics

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