Psalms 119:52 (WEB)

Passage

I remember your ordinances of old, Yahweh, and have comforted myself.

Nearby Context

Psalms 119:50 This is my comfort in my affliction, for your word has revived me.

Psalms 119:51 The arrogant mock me excessively, but I don’t swerve from your law.

Psalms 119:52 I remember your ordinances of old, Yahweh, and have comforted myself.

Psalms 119:53 Indignation has taken hold on me, because of the wicked who forsake your law.

Psalms 119:54 Your statutes have been my songs, in the house where I live.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "remember", "ordinances", "yahweh", "comforted", and "myself". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "remember" and "ordinances", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 51's "The arrogant mock me excessively but I..." into verse 53's "Indignation has taken hold on me because...", so "remember" and "ordinances" 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 "remember" and "ordinances" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.