Psalms 119:30 (KJV)

Passage

I have chosen the way of truth: thy judgments have I laid before me.

Nearby Context

Psalms 119:28 My soul melteth for heaviness: strengthen thou me according unto thy word.

Psalms 119:29 Remove from me the way of lying: and grant me thy law graciously.

Psalms 119:30 I have chosen the way of truth: thy judgments have I laid before me.

Psalms 119:31 I have stuck unto thy testimonies: O LORD, put me not to shame.

Psalms 119:32 I will run the way of thy commandments, when thou shalt enlarge my heart.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 29's "Remove from me the way of lying..." into verse 31's "I have stuck unto thy testimonies O...", so "chosen" and "truth" 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 "chosen" and "truth" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.