Psa 119:113-120 | JFB | STEP | 113. vain thoughts-- better, "unstable persons," literally, "divided men," those of a divided, doubting mind ( ); "a double-minded man" [Hengstenberg], skeptics, or, skeptical notions as opposed to the certainty of God's word.

‏ Psalms 119:113-120

113. vain thoughts--better, "unstable persons," literally, "divided men," those of a divided, doubting mind (Jas 1:8); "a double-minded man" [Hengstenberg], skeptics, or, skeptical notions as opposed to the certainty of God's word.

114. hiding-place--(Compare Psa 27:5).

shield--(Psa 3:3; 7:10).

hope in thy word--confidently rest on its teachings and promises.

115-117. Hence he fears not wicked men, nor dreads disappointment, sustained by God in making His law the rule of life.

Depart from me--Ye can do nothing with me; for, &c. (Psa 6:8).

118-120. But the disobedient and rebellious will be visited by God's wrath, which impresses the pious with wholesome fear and awe.

their deceit is falsehood--that is, all their cunning deceit, wherewith they seek to entrap the godly, is in vain.