The proud have forged a lie against me: but I will keep thy precepts with my whole heart.
The proud have forged a lie against me (Psalms 119:21; Psalms 119:51, notes; Job 13:4) - such an accusation as that laid by the Samaritan adversaries of Judah before King Ahasuerus, that the Jews had rebellion and sedition as their aim in building the city (Ezra 4:11-16). But I will keep thy precepts with my whole heart - the only safeguard against the evil consequences of the slander.