Psalms 119:23 (GNV)

Passage

Princes also did sit, and speake against me: but thy seruant did meditate in thy statutes.

Nearby Context

Psalms 119:21 Thou hast destroied the proud: cursed are they that doe erre from thy commandements.

Psalms 119:22 Remoue from mee shame and contempt: for I haue kept thy testimonies.

Psalms 119:23 Princes also did sit, and speake against me: but thy seruant did meditate in thy statutes.

Psalms 119:24 Also thy testimonies are my delite, and my counsellers.

Psalms 119:25 DALETH. My soule cleaueth to the dust: quicken me according to thy worde.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "princes", "speake", "against", "seruant", "meditate", and "statutes". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "princes" and "speake", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 22's "Remoue from mee shame and contempt for..." into verse 24's "Also thy testimonies are my delite and...", so "princes" and "speake" 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 "princes" and "speake" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.