Psalms 119:151 (LSB)

Passage

Near are You, O Yahweh, And all Your commandments are truth.

Nearby Context

Psalms 119:149 Hear my voice according to Your lovingkindness; O Yahweh, revive me, according to Your judgments.

Psalms 119:150 Near are those who pursue wickedness; They are far from Your law.

Psalms 119:151 Near are You, O Yahweh, And all Your commandments are truth.

Psalms 119:152 Of old I have known from Your testimonies That You have founded them forever.

Psalms 119:153 See my affliction and rescue me, For I do not forget Your law.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "near", "yahweh", "commandments", and "truth". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "near" and "yahweh", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 150's "Near are those who pursue wickedness They..." into verse 152's "Of old I have known from Your...", so "near" and "yahweh" 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 "near" and "yahweh" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.