Psalms 119:51 (LSB)

Passage

The arrogant utterly scoff at me, Yet I do not turn aside from Your law.

Nearby Context

Psalms 119:49 Remember the word to Your slave, In which You have made me wait.

Psalms 119:50 This is my comfort in my affliction, That Your word has revived me.

Psalms 119:51 The arrogant utterly scoff at me, Yet I do not turn aside from Your law.

Psalms 119:52 I have remembered Your judgments from of old, O Yahweh, And comfort myself.

Psalms 119:53 Burning indignation has seized me because of the wicked, Who forsake Your law.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "arrogant", "utterly", "scoff", "turn", and "aside". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "arrogant" and "utterly", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 50's "This is my comfort in my affliction..." into verse 52's "I have remembered Your judgments from of...", so "arrogant" and "utterly" 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 "arrogant" and "utterly" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.