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Psalm 119:128

Therefore I consider all of your precepts to be right. I hate every false way. PE

126It is time to act, LORD, for they break your law.
127Therefore I love your commandments more than gold, yes, more than pure gold.
128Therefore I consider all of your precepts to be right. I hate every false way. PE
129Your testimonies are wonderful, therefore my soul keeps them.
130The entrance of your words gives light. It gives understanding to the simple.
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Notice

“all” and “every” leave no room for selective approval: the poet affirms the whole of God’s instruction and rejects every false way.

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Where else Scripture says this

12 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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Romans 12:2Don’t be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what is the good, well-pleasing, and perfect will of …Both texts concern recognizing what is right before God and rejecting ways that run against his will.
Deuteronomy 28:1It shall happen, if you shall listen diligently to the LORD your God’s voice, to observe to do all his commandments which I command you today, that the LORD …Both passages speak of all God’s commandments, treating the whole of his instruction as worthy of regard.
Psalm 19:8The LORD’s precepts are right, rejoicing the heart. The LORD’s commandment is pure, enlightening the eyes.Both psalms declare that God’s precepts are right; Psalm 19 also names the joy they bring.
Psalm 119:104Through your precepts, I get understanding; therefore I hate every false way. NUNBoth verses connect God’s precepts with hatred of every false way; verse 104 names the understanding those precepts give.
Proverbs 8:13The fear of the LORD is to hate evil. I hate pride, arrogance, the evil way, and the perverse mouth.Both passages express hatred of evil ways, with Proverbs naming pride, arrogance, and perverse speech among them.
Psalm 119:66Teach me good judgment and knowledge, for I believe in your commandments.Both verses express confidence in God’s commands; verse 66 makes that confidence the ground for seeking good judgment.
Psalm 119:6Then I wouldn’t be disappointed, when I consider all of your commandments.Both verses speak of considering all God’s commands, with verse 6 connecting that regard to freedom from disappointment.
Romans 7:22For I delight in God’s law after the inward person,Both texts express inward approval of God’s instruction, through delight in Romans and affirmation of its rightness in the psalm.
Matthew 5:19Therefore, whoever shall break one of these least commandments and teach others to do so, shall be called least in the Kingdom of Heaven; but whoever shall do …Both passages give weight to the full scope of God’s commands, including those someone might regard as least.
Proverbs 30:5“Every word of God is flawless. He is a shield to those who take refuge in him.Both passages affirm God’s instruction without exception: all his precepts are right, and every word of God is flawless.
Deuteronomy 4:8What great nation is there that has statutes and ordinances so righteous as all this law which I set before you today?Both texts affirm the righteousness of God’s instruction, extending that judgment to the whole of his law.
Romans 7:15For I don’t understand what I am doing. For I don’t practice what I desire to do; but what I hate, that I do.Both texts speak of hatred toward a way or action; Romans adds the struggle of doing what one hates.
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Encouragement

God’s precepts remain right when they challenge your preferences. The poet trusts their goodness without reserving exceptions: every false way stands against instruction that is right.

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