Psalms 119:155

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Salvation is far from evil-doers; for they have made no search for your rules.

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Referenced Verses

  • Job 5:4 : 4 Now his children have no safe place, and they are crushed before the judges, for no one takes up their cause.
  • Job 21:14-15 : 14 Though they said to God, Go away from us, for we have no desire for the knowledge of your ways. 15 What is the Ruler of all, that we may give him worship? and what profit is it to us to make prayer to him?
  • Ps 10:4 : 4 The evil-doer in his pride says, God will not make a search. All his thoughts are, There is no God.
  • Ps 18:27 : 27 For you are the saviour of those who are in trouble; but eyes full of pride will be made low.
  • Prov 1:7 : 7 The fear of the Lord is the start of knowledge: but the foolish have no use for wisdom and teaching.
  • Isa 46:12 : 12 Give ear to me, you feeble-hearted, who have no faith in my righteousness:
  • Isa 57:19 : 19 I will give the fruit of the lips: Peace, peace, to him who is near and to him who is far off, says the Lord; and I will make him well.
  • Luke 16:24 : 24 And he gave a cry and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me and send Lazarus, so that he may put the end of his finger in water and put it on my tongue, for I am cruelly burning in this flame.
  • Rom 3:11 : 11 Not one who has the knowledge of what is right, not one who is a searcher after God;
  • Eph 2:17-18 : 17 And he came preaching peace to you who were far off, and to those who were near; 18 Because through him the two of us are able to come near in one Spirit to the Father.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 150 Those who have evil designs against me come near; they are far from your law.

  • 29 The Lord is far from sinners, but his ear is open to the prayer of the upright.

  • 174 All my desire has been for your salvation, O Lord; and your law is my delight.

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    153 <RESH> O see my trouble, and be my saviour; for I keep your law in my mind,

    154 Undertake my cause, and come to my help, give me life, as you have said.

  • Ps 119:94-95
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    94 I am yours, O be my saviour; for my desire has been for your rules.

    95 The sinners have been waiting for me to give me up to destruction; but I will give all my mind to your unchanging ward.

  • 123 My eyes are wasted with desire for your salvation, and for the word of your righteousness.

  • 156 Great is the number of your mercies, O Lord; give me life in keeping with your decisions.

  • 110 Sinners have put a net to take me; but I was true to your orders.

  • Ps 119:40-41
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    40 See how great is my desire for your orders: give me life in your righteousness.

    41 <VAU> Let your mercies come to me, O Lord, even your salvation, as you have said.

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    158 I saw with hate those who were untrue to you; for they did not keep your saying.

    159 See how great is my love for your orders: give me life, O Lord, in keeping with your mercy.

  • 115 Go far from me, you evil-doers; so that I may keep the teachings of my God.

  • 16 Truly, is not their well-being in their power? (The purpose of the evil-doers is far from me.)

  • Ps 37:39-40
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    39 But the Lord is the saviour of the upright: he is their strength in the time of trouble.

    40 And the Lord will be their help, and keep them safe: he will take them out of the hands of the evil-doers, and be their saviour, because they had faith in him.

  • 7 Let us see your mercy, O Lord, and give us your salvation.

  • 53 I am burning with wrath, because of the sinners who have given up your law.

  • 3 Do not take me away with the sinners and the workers of evil, who say words of peace to their neighbours, but evil is in their hearts.

  • 9 Truly, his salvation is near to his worshippers; so that glory may be in our land.

  • 32 The sinners are watching the upright man, desiring to put him to death.

  • 118 You have overcome all those who are wandering from your rules; for all their thoughts are false.

  • 21 Evil will put an end to the sinner, and those who are haters of righteousness will come to destruction.

  • 166 Lord, my hope has been in your salvation; and I have kept your teachings.

  • 19 Do not be far from me, O Lord: O my strength, come quickly to my help.

  • 4 O Lord, take me out of the hands of sinners; keep me safe from the violent man: for they are designing my downfall.

  • 8 I will keep your rules: O give me not up completely.

  • 4 Be the saviour of the poor and those who have nothing: take them out of the hand of the evil-doers.

  • 16 But to the sinner, God says, What are you doing, talking of my laws, or taking the words of my agreement in your mouth?

  • Ps 38:21-22
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    21 Do not give me up, O Lord; O my God, be near to me.

    22 Come quickly to give me help, O Lord, my salvation.

  • 85 The men of pride, who are turned away from your law, have put nets for me.

  • 9 The way of the evil-doer is disgusting to the Lord, but he who goes after righteousness is dear to him.

  • 28 For the Lord is a lover of righteousness, and takes care of his saints; they will be kept safe for ever; but the seed of the evil-doers will be cut off.

  • 10 I have made search for you with all my heart: O let me not go wandering far from your teaching.

  • 8 O Lord, give not the wrongdoer his desire; give him no help in his evil designs, or he may be uplifted in pride. (Selah.)

  • 3 Is it not trouble for the sinner, and destruction for the evil-doers?

  • 11 Give me life, O Lord, because of your name; in your righteousness take my soul out of trouble.

  • 27 For those who are far away from you will come to destruction: you will put an end to all those who have not kept faith with you.

  • 7 By their violent acts the evil-doers will be pulled away, because they have no desire to do what is right.

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    5 For this cause there will be no mercy for sinners when they are judged, and the evil-doers will have no place among the upright,

  • 5 If only my ways were ordered so that I might keep your rules!

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    29 The way of the Lord is a strong tower for the upright man, but destruction to the workers of evil.

    30 The upright man will never be moved, but evil-doers will not have a safe resting-place in the land.

  • 3 For see, they are watching in secret for my soul; the strong have come together against me? but not because of my sin, or my evil-doing, O Lord.

  • 15 Let the hand of death come on them suddenly, and let them go down living into the underworld; because evil is in their houses and in their hearts.

  • 1 The Lord says, Let your way of life be upright, and let your behaviour be rightly ordered: for my salvation is near, and my righteousness will quickly be seen.

  • 15 Do not keep a secret watch, O evil-doer, against the fields of the upright man, or send destruction on his resting-place: