Psalms 119:102 (LSB)

Passage

I have not turned aside from Your judgments, For You Yourself have taught me.

Nearby Context

Psalms 119:100 I perceive more than the aged, Because I have observed Your precepts.

Psalms 119:101 I have restrained my feet from every evil way, That I may keep Your word.

Psalms 119:102 I have not turned aside from Your judgments, For You Yourself have taught me.

Psalms 119:103 How sweet is Your word to my taste! Sweeter than honey to my mouth!

Psalms 119:104 From Your precepts I get perception; Therefore I hate every false way.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "turned", "aside", "judgments", "yourself", and "taught". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "turned" and "aside", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 101's "I have restrained my feet from every..." into verse 103's "How sweet is Your word to my...", so "turned" and "aside" 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 "turned" and "aside" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.