Psalms 119:102 (GNV)

Passage

I haue not declined from thy iudgements: for thou didest teach me.

Nearby Context

Psalms 119:100 I vnderstoode more then the ancient, because I kept thy precepts.

Psalms 119:101 I haue refrained my feete from euery euil way, that I might keepe thy word.

Psalms 119:102 I haue not declined from thy iudgements: for thou didest teach me.

Psalms 119:103 Howe sweete are thy promises vnto my mouth! yea, more then hony vnto my mouth.

Psalms 119:104 By thy precepts I haue gotten vnderstanding: therefore I hate all the wayes of falshoode.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "haue", "declined", "iudgements", "thou", "didest", and "teach". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "haue" and "declined", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 101's "I haue refrained my feete from euery..." into verse 103's "Howe sweete are thy promises vnto my...", so "haue" and "declined" 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 "haue" and "declined" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.