Psalms 119:119 (DBY)

Passage

Thou puttest away all the wicked of the earth [like] dross; therefore I love thy testimonies.

Nearby Context

Psalms 119:117 Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe; and I will have respect unto thy statutes continually.

Psalms 119:118 Thou hast set at nought all them that wander from thy statutes; for their deceit is falsehood.

Psalms 119:119 Thou puttest away all the wicked of the earth [like] dross; therefore I love thy testimonies.

Psalms 119:120 My flesh shuddereth for fear of thee; and I am afraid of thy judgments.

Psalms 119:121 AIN. I have done judgment and justice: leave me not to mine oppressors.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "thou", "puttest", "away", "wicked", "earth", "like", "dross", and "therefore". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "thou" and "puttest", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 118's "Thou hast set at nought all them..." into verse 120's "My flesh shuddereth for fear of thee...", so "thou" and "puttest" 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 "thou" and "puttest" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.