Psalms 119:6 (WEB)

Passage

Then I wouldn’t be disappointed, when I consider all of your commandments.

Nearby Context

Psalms 119:4 You have commanded your precepts, that we should fully obey them.

Psalms 119:5 Oh that my ways were steadfast to obey your statutes!

Psalms 119:6 Then I wouldn’t be disappointed, when I consider all of your commandments.

Psalms 119:7 I will give thanks to you with uprightness of heart, when I learn your righteous judgments.

Psalms 119:8 I will observe your statutes. Don’t utterly forsake me.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "Oh that my ways were steadfast to..." into verse 7's "I will give thanks to you with...", so "wouldn" and "disappointed" 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 "wouldn" and "disappointed" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.