Psalms 119:8 (GNV)

Passage

I will keepe thy statutes: forsake mee not ouerlong.

Nearby Context

Psalms 119:6 Then should I not be confounded, when I haue respect vnto all thy commandements.

Psalms 119:7 I will praise thee with an vpright heart, when I shall learne the iudgements of thy righteousnesse.

Psalms 119:8 I will keepe thy statutes: forsake mee not ouerlong.

Psalms 119:9 BETH. Wherewith shall a yong man redresse his waie? in taking heede thereto according to thy woorde.

Psalms 119:10 With my whole heart haue I sought thee: let me not wander from thy commandements.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 7's "I will praise thee with an vpright..." into verse 9's "BETH Wherewith shall a yong man redresse...", so "keepe" and "statutes" 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 "keepe" and "statutes" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.