Psalms 119:118 (WEB)

Passage

You reject all those who stray from your statutes, for their deceit is in vain.

Nearby Context

Psalms 119:116 Uphold me according to your word, that I may live. Let me not be ashamed of my hope.

Psalms 119:117 Hold me up, and I will be safe, and will have respect for your statutes continually.

Psalms 119:118 You reject all those who stray from your statutes, for their deceit is in vain.

Psalms 119:119 You put away all the wicked of the earth like dross. Therefore I love your testimonies.

Psalms 119:120 My flesh trembles for fear of you. I am afraid of your judgments.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "reject", "stray", "statutes", "deceit", and "vain". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "reject" and "stray", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 117's "Hold me up and I will be..." into verse 119's "You put away all the wicked of...", so "reject" and "stray" 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 "reject" and "stray" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.