Albert Barnes Commentary Psalms 119:155

"Salvation is far from the wicked; For they seek not thy statutes." — Psalms 119:155 (ASV)

Salvation is far from the wicked—that is:

• In their present course: they are very far from being safe, or from having a prospect of salvation.
• They are constantly going farther and farther off—making their salvation less probable—not going toward heaven, but from it.
• Destruction is very near to them, and they are constantly making it nearer and nearer.
• In their present course, it may be said that salvation is far—is infinitely remote—from them, so that they can never come to it.
• If they would be saved, they must change their course altogether and go toward salvation and not from it.

For they seek not thy statutes—they do not regard your law; they do not make it a principle to obey your commandments.