Psalms 119:51 (ASV)

Passage

The proud have had me greatly in derision: [Yet] have I not swerved from thy law.

Nearby Context

Psalms 119:49 Remember the word unto thy servant, Because thou hast made me to hope.

Psalms 119:50 This is my comfort in my affliction; For thy word hath quickened me.

Psalms 119:51 The proud have had me greatly in derision: [Yet] have I not swerved from thy law.

Psalms 119:52 I have remembered thine ordinances of old, O Jehovah, And have comforted myself.

Psalms 119:53 Hot indignation hath taken hold upon me, Because of the wicked that forsake thy law.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "proud", "greatly", "derision", and "swerved". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "proud" and "greatly", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 50's "This is my comfort in my affliction..." into verse 52's "I have remembered thine ordinances of old...", so "proud" and "greatly" belong inside that flow. In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "proud" and "greatly" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.