Psalms 119:115 (YLT)

Passage

Turn aside from me, ye evil-doers, And I keep the commands of my God.

Nearby Context

Psalms 119:113 <FI> Samech.<Fi> Doubting ones I have hated, And Thy law I have loved.

Psalms 119:114 My hiding place and my shield <FI>art<Fi> Thou, For Thy word I have hoped.

Psalms 119:115 Turn aside from me, ye evil-doers, And I keep the commands of my God.

Psalms 119:116 Sustain me according to Thy saying, And I live, and Thou puttest me not to shame Because of my hope.

Psalms 119:117 Support Thou me, and I am saved, And I look on Thy statutes continually.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "turn", "aside", "evil-doers", "keep", and "commands". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "turn" and "aside", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 114's "My hiding place and my shield FI..." into verse 116's "Sustain me according to Thy saying And...", so "turn" and "aside" 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 "turn" and "aside" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.