Psalms 119:141 (YLT)

Passage

Small I <FI>am<Fi> , and despised, Thy precepts I have not forgotten.

Nearby Context

Psalms 119:139 Cut me off hath my zeal, For mine adversaries forgot Thy words.

Psalms 119:140 Tried <FI>is<Fi> thy saying exceedingly, And Thy servant hath loved it.

Psalms 119:141 Small I <FI>am<Fi> , and despised, Thy precepts I have not forgotten.

Psalms 119:142 Thy righteousness <FI>is<Fi> righteousness to the age, And Thy law <FI>is<Fi> truth.

Psalms 119:143 Adversity and distress have found me, Thy commands <FI>are<Fi> my delights.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "small", "despised", "precepts", and "forgotten". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "small" and "despised", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 140's "Tried FI is Fi thy saying exceedingly..." into verse 142's "Thy righteousness FI is Fi righteousness to...", so "small" and "despised" 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 "small" and "despised" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.