BibleWord.ai› Bible› Psalms› Chapter 119› Verse 155

Psalms 119:155

Old Testament Poetry/Hymns ASV (1901)

What does Psalms 119:155 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Salvation is far from the wicked; For they seek not thy statutes.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Salvation is far from the wicked; For they seek not thy statutes.
Psalms 119:155 — American Standard Version

Context — Psalms 119

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
152Of old have I known from thy testimonies, That thou hast founded them for ever. RESH.
153Consider mine affliction, and deliver me; For I do not forget thy law.
154Plead thou my cause, and redeem me: Quicken me according to thy word.
155Salvation is far from the wicked; For they seek not thy statutes.
156Great are thy tender mercies, O Jehovah: Quicken me according to thine ordinances.
157Many are my persecutors and mine adversaries; [Yet] have I not swerved from thy testimonies.
158I beheld the treacherous, and was grieved, Because they observe not thy word.
← Psalms 119:154Psalms 119:156 →
← Full Chapter 119 Psalms Overview

What do historical commentaries say?

Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Salvation is far from the wicked - That is, (a) in their present course: they are very far from being safe, or from having a prospect of salvation; (b) they are constantly going farther and farther off - making their salvation less probable - not going toward heaven, but from it. (c) Destruction is very near to them, and they are constantly making it nearer and nearer. (d) In their present course it may be said that salvation is far - is infinitely remote - from them, so that they can never come to it. (e) If they would be saved, they must change their course altogether, and go “toward” salvation and not from it. For they seek not thy statutes - They do not regard thy law; they do not make…”
Read attributed excerpt →
Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Salvation: Psa 18:27; Job 5:4; Isa 46:12, Isa 57:19; Eph 2:17, Eph 2:18 for they: Psa 10:4; Job 21:14, Job 21:15; Pro 1:7; Luk 16:24; Rom 3:11 Psalms 119:156”
Read attributed excerpt →

Related study paths

Read Psalms 119 in contextBrowse Hebrew word studiesOpen this verse in the study reader

Sources and verification