Psalms 119:102 (KJV)

Passage

I have not departed from thy judgments: for thou hast taught me.

Nearby Context

Psalms 119:100 I understand more than the ancients, because I keep thy precepts.

Psalms 119:101 I have refrained my feet from every evil way, that I might keep thy word.

Psalms 119:102 I have not departed from thy judgments: for thou hast taught me.

Psalms 119:103 How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!

Psalms 119:104 Through thy precepts I get understanding: therefore I hate every false way.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 101's "I have refrained my feet from every..." into verse 103's "How sweet are thy words unto my...", so "departed" and "judgments" 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 "departed" and "judgments" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.