Psalms 119:155 (GNV)

Passage

Saluation is farre from the wicked, because they seeke not thy statutes.

Nearby Context

Psalms 119:153 RESH. Beholde mine affliction, and deliuer mee: for I haue not forgotten thy Lawe.

Psalms 119:154 Pleade my cause, and deliuer me: quicken me according vnto thy word.

Psalms 119:155 Saluation is farre from the wicked, because they seeke not thy statutes.

Psalms 119:156 Great are thy tender mercies, O Lord: quicken me according to thy iudgements.

Psalms 119:157 My persecutours and mine oppressours are many: yet doe I not swarue from thy testimonies.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "saluation", "farre", "wicked", "seeke", and "statutes". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "saluation" and "farre", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 154's "Pleade my cause and deliuer me quicken..." into verse 156's "Great are thy tender mercies O Lord...", so "saluation" and "farre" 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 "saluation" and "farre" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.