Psalms 119:151

¹⁵⁰Those who follow after wickedness draw near; they are far from Your law. ¹⁵¹You are near, O LORD, and all Your commandments are true. ¹⁵²Long ago I learned from Your testimonies that You have established them forever.

Summary

In this verse, the psalmist expresses the nearness of God and His faithfulness in accordance with His promises. The psalmist finds comfort and assurance in God's presence and protection, knowing that God is always near to deliver him from harm. This verse reflects the psalmist's trust in God's sovereignty and his reliance on God's Word for guidance and strength in times of trouble. It serves as a reminder of God's unfailing love and protection for those who seek Him wholeheartedly, offering hope and security in the midst of challenges.

Commentary

John Gill

John Gill Bible Commentary

Salvation is far from the wicked,.... Christ, the author of salvation, is far from them: he was far from the unbelieving Jews, even though salvation was of them, and he, the Saviour, was among them; and he is far from all unconverted persons, as to knowledge of him, faith in him, or love to him; and from all those that seek for salvation elsewhere, let them make ever such pretences to religion: the word of salvation is far from them, as Kimchi; the Gospel of salvation, which they put away from them, as the Jews did in the times of Christ and the apostles; an experimental knowledge of salvation, a sense of need of it, and an application of it, are far from them; and the enjoyment of it in heaven, which, though nearer the saints than when they first believed, is far off from the wicked, and whose damnation is near: Aben Ezra interprets it, "the days of salvation;'' for they seek not thy statutes; either to know them, or keep them: they seek not after God, to know him, his mind and will; the language of their hearts and actions is, "depart from us, we desire not the knowledge of thy ways"; no, not of life and salvation, and therefore it must be far from them, Job 21:14.