What does Psalm 119:119 mean?

Psalm 119:119 highlights themes such as judgment, wickedness, love when read in context.

How should I apply Psalm 119:119 today?

Read the surrounding passage, compare related cross references, and turn the verse into a short prayer and concrete action.

Thou puttest away all the wicked of the earth like dross: therefore I love thy testimonies.

117Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe: and I will have respect unto thy statutes continually.

118Thou hast trodden down all them that err from thy statutes: for their deceit is falsehood.

119Thou puttest away all the wicked of the earth like dross: therefore I love thy testimonies.

120My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; and I am afraid of thy judgments.

121I have done judgment and justice: leave me not to mine oppressors.

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Malachi 3:3
Both verses speak of God purifying and judging the wicked.
Psalm 1:4
The fate of the wicked is contrasted with the righteous in both passages.
Matthew 13:30
The separation of the wicked from the righteous is a common theme in both verses.