Psalms 119:86 (YLT)

Passage

All Thy commands <FI>are<Fi> faithfulness, <FI>With<Fi> falsehood they have pursued me, Help Thou me.

Nearby Context

Psalms 119:84 How many <FI>are<Fi> the days of Thy servant? When dost Thou execute Against my pursuers judgment?

Psalms 119:85 The proud have digged for me pits, That <FI>are<Fi> not according to Thy law.

Psalms 119:86 All Thy commands <FI>are<Fi> faithfulness, <FI>With<Fi> falsehood they have pursued me, Help Thou me.

Psalms 119:87 Almost consumed me on earth have they, And I--I have not forsaken Thy precepts.

Psalms 119:88 According to Thy kindness quicken Thou me, And I keep the testimony of Thy mouth!

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "faith", "commands", "faithfulness", "falsehood", "pursued", "help", and "thou". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "faith" and "commands", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 85's "The proud have digged for me pits..." into verse 87's "Almost consumed me on earth have they...", so "faith" and "commands" 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 "faith" and "commands" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.