Psalms 119:96 (KJV)

Passage

I have seen an end of all perfection: but thy commandment is exceeding broad.

Nearby Context

Psalms 119:94 I am thine, save me; for I have sought thy precepts.

Psalms 119:95 The wicked have waited for me to destroy me: but I will consider thy testimonies.

Psalms 119:96 I have seen an end of all perfection: but thy commandment is exceeding broad.

Psalms 119:97 O how love I thy law! it is my meditation all the day.

Psalms 119:98 Thou through thy commandments hast made me wiser than mine enemies: for they are ever with me.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "seen", "perfection", "commandment", "exceeding", and "broad". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "seen" and "perfection", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 95's "The wicked have waited for me to..." into verse 97's "O how love I thy law it...", so "seen" and "perfection" 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 "seen" and "perfection" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.