Psalms 119:46 (WEB)

Passage

I will also speak of your statutes before kings, and will not be disappointed.

Nearby Context

Psalms 119:44 So I will obey your law continually, forever and ever.

Psalms 119:45 I will walk in liberty, for I have sought your precepts.

Psalms 119:46 I will also speak of your statutes before kings, and will not be disappointed.

Psalms 119:47 I will delight myself in your commandments, because I love them.

Psalms 119:48 I reach out my hands for your commandments, which I love. I will meditate on your statutes.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 45's "I will walk in liberty for I..." into verse 47's "I will delight myself in your commandments...", so "speak" and "statutes" 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 "speak" and "statutes" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.