Psalms 119:23 (WEB)

Passage

Though princes sit and slander me, your servant will meditate on your statutes.

Nearby Context

Psalms 119:21 You have rebuked the proud who are cursed, who wander from your commandments.

Psalms 119:22 Take reproach and contempt away from me, for I have kept your statutes.

Psalms 119:23 Though princes sit and slander me, your servant will meditate on your statutes.

Psalms 119:24 Indeed your statutes are my delight, and my counselors.

Psalms 119:25 My soul is laid low in the dust. Revive me according to your word!

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "though", "princes", "slander", "servant", "meditate", and "statutes". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "though" and "princes", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 22's "Take reproach and contempt away from me..." into verse 24's "Indeed your statutes are my delight and...", so "though" and "princes" 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 "though" and "princes" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.