Psalms 119:117 (GNV)

Passage

Stay thou mee, and I shall be safe, and I will delite continually in thy statutes.

Nearby Context

Psalms 119:115 Away from mee, yee wicked: for I will keepe the commandements of my God.

Psalms 119:116 Stablish me according to thy promise, that I may liue, and disappoint me not of mine hope.

Psalms 119:117 Stay thou mee, and I shall be safe, and I will delite continually in thy statutes.

Psalms 119:118 Thou hast troden downe all them that depart from thy statutes: for their deceit is vaine.

Psalms 119:119 Thou hast taken away all ye wicked of the earth like drosse: therefore I loue thy testimonies.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "stay", "thou", "shall", "safe", "delite", "continually", and "statutes". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "stay" and "thou", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 116's "Stablish me according to thy promise that..." into verse 118's "Thou hast troden downe all them that...", so "stay" and "thou" 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 "stay" and "thou" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.