Psalms 119:118

Thou hast trodden down all them that err from thy statutes -Compare the notes atPsalms 119:21. Rather, “Thou hast made light of,” or “thou despisest.” The Hebrew word means properly to suspend in a balance; to weigh. Then it means to lift up lightly or easily; and then, to make light of; to contemn; to regard anything as “light.” The Septuagint and Latin Vulgate render it, “Thou dost despise.” That is, God regards them as of no account; as a light substance of no value; as chaff which the wind carries away. CompareJob 21:18;Psalms 1:4;Psalms 35:5;Isaiah 17:13. For their deceit is falsehood -This seems to be a truism - for deceit must imply falsehood.