Thou hast trodden down all them that err from thy statutes: for their deceit is falsehood.
Psalm 119:118 stands within a psalm that exalts God's law. That law is the rule of life, and God's Word makes plain the distinction between right and wrong and between truth and error. The verse teaches that God treads down and brings low all who err and stray from His statutes. It exposes the deceit practiced by those who stray as falsehood. In this it upholds the sacredness of God's law and the certainty of judgment when wickedness is persisted in beyond the period of divine patience.
Its warning belongs with God's patience toward those who defy His holy law joined to His certainty of punishing wickedness. God's long forbearance does not mean He will acquit the wicked or leave continued rebellion against His commandments unpunished.
Psalm 119:118 stands within a psalm that exalts God's law. That law is the rule of life, and God's Word makes plain the distinction between right and wrong and between truth and error. The verse teaches that God treads down and brings low all who err and stray from His statutes. It exposes the deceit practiced by those who stray as falsehood. In this it upholds the sacredness of God's law and the certainty of judgment when wickedness is persisted in beyond the period of divine patience.
Its warning belongs with God's patience toward those who defy His holy law joined to His certainty of punishing wickedness. God's long forbearance does not mean He will acquit the wicked or leave continued rebellion against His commandments unpunished.