Psalm 119:115
Old Testament • 5 words with Strong's data
"Depart from me, ye evildoers: for I will keep the commandments of my God."
Word-by-Word Analysis
סוּר
çûwr
to turn off (literal or figurative)
רָעַע
râʻaʻ
properly, to spoil (literally, by breaking to pieces); figuratively, to make (or be) good fornothing, i.e. bad (physically, socially or morally)
שָׁמַר
shâmar
properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
מִצְוָה
mitsvâh
a command, whether human or divine (collectively, the Law)
אֱלֹהִים
ʼĕlôhîym
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of...
Key Terms in This Verse
רָעַע râʻaʻ
properly, to spoil (literally, by breaking to pieces); figuratively, to make (or be) good fornothing, i.e. bad (physically, socially or morally)
Study H7489 →מִצְוָה mitsvâh
a command, whether human or divine (collectively, the Law)
Study H4687 →שָׁמַר shâmar
properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
Study H8104 →אֱלֹהִים ʼĕlôhîym
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a supe...
Study H430 →Cross References
Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.
Depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity; for the LORD hath heard the voice of my weeping.
And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
I have hated the congregation of evil doers; and will not sit with the wicked.
I have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will keep thy righteous judgments.
Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God: depart from me therefore, ye bloody men.
Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloody men:
Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:
And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites...
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