Psalms 119:51 (GNV)

Passage

The proude haue had me exceedingly in derision: yet haue I not declined from thy Lawe.

Nearby Context

Psalms 119:49 ZAIN. Remember the promise made to thy seruant, wherein thou hast caused me to trust.

Psalms 119:50 It is my comfort in my trouble: for thy promise hath quickened me.

Psalms 119:51 The proude haue had me exceedingly in derision: yet haue I not declined from thy Lawe.

Psalms 119:52 I remembred thy iudgements of olde, O Lord, and haue bene comforted.

Psalms 119:53 Feare is come vpon mee for the wicked, that forsake thy Lawe.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "proude", "haue", "exceedingly", "derision", "declined", and "lawe". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "proude" and "haue", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 50's "It is my comfort in my trouble..." into verse 52's "I remembred thy iudgements of olde O...", so "proude" and "haue" 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 "proude" and "haue" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.