Psalms 119:91 (DBY)

Passage

By thine ordinances they stand this day; for all things are thy servants.

Nearby Context

Psalms 119:89 LAMED. For ever, O Jehovah, thy word is settled in the heavens.

Psalms 119:90 Thy faithfulness is from generation to generation: thou hast established the earth, and it standeth.

Psalms 119:91 By thine ordinances they stand this day; for all things are thy servants.

Psalms 119:92 Unless thy law had been my delight, I should then have perished in mine affliction.

Psalms 119:93 I will never forget thy precepts; for by them thou hast quickened me.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "all things", "thine", "ordinances", "stand", and "servants". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "all things" and "thine", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 90's "Thy faithfulness is from generation to generation..." into verse 92's "Unless thy law had been my delight...", so "all things" and "thine" 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 "all things" and "thine" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.