Psalms 119:165 (DBY)

Passage

Great peace have they that love thy law, and nothing doth stumble them.

Nearby Context

Psalms 119:163 I hate and abhor falsehood; thy law do I love.

Psalms 119:164 Seven times a day do I praise thee because of thy righteous judgments.

Psalms 119:165 Great peace have they that love thy law, and nothing doth stumble them.

Psalms 119:166 I have hoped for thy salvation, O Jehovah, and have done thy commandments.

Psalms 119:167 My soul hath kept thy testimonies, and I love them exceedingly.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "great", "peace", "love", "nothing", "doth", and "stumble". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "great" and "peace", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 164's "Seven times a day do I praise..." into verse 166's "I have hoped for thy salvation O...", so "great" and "peace" 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 "great" and "peace" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.