Psalms 119:85 (GNV)

Passage

The proude haue digged pittes for mee, which is not after thy Lawe.

Nearby Context

Psalms 119:83 For I am like a bottell in the smoke: yet doe I not forget thy statutes.

Psalms 119:84 Howe many are the dayes of thy seruant? When wilt thou execute iudgement on them that persecute me?

Psalms 119:85 The proude haue digged pittes for mee, which is not after thy Lawe.

Psalms 119:86 All thy commandements are true: they persecute me falsely: helpe me.

Psalms 119:87 They had almost consumed me vpon the earth: but I forsooke not thy precepts.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "proude", "haue", "digged", "pittes", "after", 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 84's "Howe many are the dayes of thy..." into verse 86's "All thy commandements are true they persecute...", 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.