Psalms 119:22 (YLT)

Passage

Remove from me reproach and contempt, For Thy testimonies I have kept.

Nearby Context

Psalms 119:20 Broken hath my soul for desire Unto Thy judgments at all times.

Psalms 119:21 Thou hast rebuked the cursed proud, Who are erring from Thy commands.

Psalms 119:22 Remove from me reproach and contempt, For Thy testimonies I have kept.

Psalms 119:23 Princes also sat--against me they spoke, Thy servant doth meditate in Thy statutes,

Psalms 119:24 Thy testimonies also <FI>are<Fi> my delight, The men of my counsel!

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "remove", "reproach", "contempt", "testimonies", and "kept". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "remove" and "reproach", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 21's "Thou hast rebuked the cursed proud Who..." into verse 23's "Princes also sat--against me they spoke Thy...", so "remove" and "reproach" 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 "remove" and "reproach" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.