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Psalms 119:39

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

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Turn away my reproach which I fear: for thy judgments [are] good.

Psalms 119:39 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Psalms 119:39

Theological / Devotional

My reproach. Probably a reference to the scorn which the psalmist feels men would manifest toward him if he failed to live up to his profession, or a reference to the displeasure of God at his waywardness. However, the fear (from the Heb. yagar) mentioned in this verse is very different from the godly fear (Heb. yir’ah, “holy reverence”) to which the psalmist makes reference in v. 38.

Good. God’s judgments are good, and they should not be brought into disrepute through any misconduct on the part of those who claim to order their lives by them.

By SdaBc