Psalms 119:113 (WEB)

Passage

I hate double-minded men, but I love your law.

Nearby Context

Psalms 119:111 I have taken your testimonies as a heritage forever, for they are the joy of my heart.

Psalms 119:112 I have set my heart to perform your statutes forever, even to the end.

Psalms 119:113 I hate double-minded men, but I love your law.

Psalms 119:114 You are my hiding place and my shield. I hope in your word.

Psalms 119:115 Depart from me, you evildoers, that I may keep the commandments of my God.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "hate", "double-minded", and "love". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "hate" and "double-minded", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 112's "I have set my heart to perform..." into verse 114's "You are my hiding place and my...", so "hate" and "double-minded" 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 "hate" and "double-minded" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.