to take a circuit to avoid them, even at the cost of divergence from the path marked out by God (ver. 110). But, even in such circumstances, the psalmist did what all good men have to do, deliberately chose his portion, and found God's law better than any outward good, as being able to diffuse deep, sacred, and perpetual joy through all his inner nature. The heart thus filled with serene gladness is thereby drawn to perform God's statutes with lifelong persistency, and the heart thus inclined to obedience has tapped the sources of equally enduring joy. § ס 113 The double-minded I hate, But Thy law I love. 114 My shelter and my shield art Thou, For Thy word have I waited. 115 Depart from me, ye evil-doers, That I may keep the commandments of my God. 116 Uphold me according to Thy promise that I may live, And let me not be ashamed of my hope. 117 Hold me up and I shall be saved, And have regard to Thy statutes continually. 118 Thou makest light of all those who stray from Thy statutes, For their deceit is a lie. 119 [Like] dross Thou hast cast aside all the wicked of the earth, Therefore I love Thy testimonies. 120 My flesh creeps for fear of Thee, And of Thy judgments I am afraid. This section is mainly the expression of firm resolve to cleave to the Law. Continuity may be traced in it, since vv. 113-115 breathe love and determination, which pass in vv. 116, 117, into prayer, in view of the psalmist's weakness and the strength of temptation, while in vv. 118-120 the fate of the despisers of the Law intensifies the psalmist's clinging grasp of awe-struck love. Hatred of "double-minded" who waver between God and idols, and are weak accordingly, rests upon, and in its turn increases, whole-hearted adherence to the Law.