Psalms 119:29 (YLT)

Passage

The way of falsehood turn aside from me And with Thy law favour me.

Nearby Context

Psalms 119:27 The way of Thy precepts cause me to understand, And I meditate in Thy wonders.

Psalms 119:28 My soul hath dropped from affliction, Establish me according to Thy word.

Psalms 119:29 The way of falsehood turn aside from me And with Thy law favour me.

Psalms 119:30 The way of faithfulness I have chosen, Thy judgments I have compared,

Psalms 119:31 I have adhered to Thy testimonies, O Jehovah, put me not to shame.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 28's "My soul hath dropped from affliction Establish..." into verse 30's "The way of faithfulness I have chosen...", so "falsehood" and "turn" 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 "falsehood" and "turn" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.