Psalms 119:51 (YLT)

Passage

The proud have utterly scorned me, From Thy law I have not turned aside.

Nearby Context

Psalms 119:49 <FI> Zain.<Fi> Remember the word to Thy servant, On which Thou hast caused me to hope.

Psalms 119:50 This <FI>is<Fi> my comfort in mine affliction, That Thy saying hath quickened me.

Psalms 119:51 The proud have utterly scorned me, From Thy law I have not turned aside.

Psalms 119:52 I remembered Thy judgments of old, O Jehovah, And I comfort myself.

Psalms 119:53 Horror hath seized me, Because of the wicked forsaking Thy law.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 50's "This FI is Fi my comfort in..." into verse 52's "I remembered Thy judgments of old O...", so "proud" and "utterly" 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 "proud" and "utterly" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.