Psalms 119:78 (GNV)

Passage

Let the proude be ashamed: for they haue dealt wickedly and falsely with me: but I meditate in thy precepts.

Nearby Context

Psalms 119:76 I pray thee that thy mercie may comfort me according to thy promise vnto thy seruant.

Psalms 119:77 Let thy tender mercies come vnto me, that I may liue: for thy Lawe is my delite.

Psalms 119:78 Let the proude be ashamed: for they haue dealt wickedly and falsely with me: but I meditate in thy precepts.

Psalms 119:79 Let such as feare thee turne vnto me, and they that knowe thy testimonies.

Psalms 119:80 Let mine heart bee vpright in thy statutes, that I be not ashamed.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "proude", "ashamed", "haue", "dealt", "wickedly", "falsely", "meditate", and "precepts". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "proude" and "ashamed", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 77's "Let thy tender mercies come vnto me..." into verse 79's "Let such as feare thee turne vnto...", so "proude" and "ashamed" 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 "ashamed" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.