Psalms 119:151 (YLT)

Passage

Near <FI>art<Fi> Thou, O Jehovah, And all Thy commands <FI>are<Fi> truth.

Nearby Context

Psalms 119:149 My voice hear, according to Thy kindness, Jehovah, according to Thy judgment quicken me.

Psalms 119:150 Near have been my wicked pursuers, From Thy law they have been far off.

Psalms 119:151 Near <FI>art<Fi> Thou, O Jehovah, And all Thy commands <FI>are<Fi> truth.

Psalms 119:152 Of old I have known Thy testimonies, That to the age Thou hast founded them!

Psalms 119:153 <FI> Resh.<Fi> See my affliction, and deliver Thou me, For Thy law I have not forgotten.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "near", "thou", "jehovah", "commands", and "truth". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "near" and "thou", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 150's "Near have been my wicked pursuers From..." into verse 152's "Of old I have known Thy testimonies...", so "near" and "thou" 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 "near" and "thou" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.