King James Version

Psalms 119:118

Thou hast trodden down all them that err from thy statutes: for their deceit is falsehood.

Study

Hebrew

Tap a word to see its meaning. Words run left to right in English reading order.

סָ֭לִיתָsalitatread downסָלָהverb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “tread down”, a completed actionH5541to hang up, i.e. weigh, or (figuratively) contemntread down (under foot), value.כָּלkalallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).שׁוֹגִ֣יםshogimbe ravishedשָׁגָהverb, qal, participle, absolute — “be ravished”, a verb used as a describing wordH7686to stray (causatively, mislead), usually (figuratively) to mistake, especially (morally) to transgress; by extension (through the idea of intoxication) to reel, (figuratively) be enraptured(cause to) go astray, deceive, err, be ravished, sin through ignorance, (let, make to) wander.מֵחֻקֶּ֑יךָmechuqeykhafrom appointedחֹקpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “from appointed”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2706an enactment; hence, an appointment (of time, space, quantity, labor or usage)appointed, bound, commandment, convenient, custom, decree(-d), due, law, measure, [idiom] necessary, ordinance(-nary), portion, set time, statute, task.כִּיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…שֶׁ֝֗קֶרsheqerwithout a causeשֶׁקֶרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “without a cause”, the ordinary formH8267an untruth; by implication, a sham (often adverbial)without a cause, deceit(-ful), false(-hood, -ly), feignedly, liar, [phrase] lie, lying, vain (thing), wrongfully.תַּרְמִיתָֽםtarmitamdeceitתׇּרְמָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “deceit”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8649frauddeceit(-ful), privily.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Thou hast made light of all them that err from Thy statutes; for their deceit is vain.

Compare Public-Domain Translations

The King James Version remains the text of this page and the canonical URL.

American Standard Version (1901)

Thou hast set at nought all them that err from thy statutes; For their deceit is falsehood.

Young’s Literal Translation

Thou hast trodden down All going astray from Thy statutes, For falsehood [is] their deceit.

World English Bible

You reject all those who stray from your statutes, for their deceit is in vain.

Darby Translation

Thou hast set at nought all them that wander from thy statutes; for their deceit is falsehood.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Thou hast made light of all them that err from Thy statutes; for their deceit is vain.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Thou hast brought to nought all that depart from thine ordinances; for their inward thought is unrighteous.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐξουδένωσας πάντας τοὺς ἀποστατοῦντας ἀπὸ τῶν δικαιωμάτων σου, ὅτι ἄδικον τὸ ἐνθύμημα αὐτῶν.