Remove from me reproach and contempt; for I have kept thy testimonies.
The verse is a petition for God to take away reproach and contempt, offered on the ground that the speaker has kept His testimonies. Its setting is one in which princes speak against the speaker, while he continues to meditate on God's statutes and to delight in God's testimonies as his counsel.
The psalm to which it belongs exalts God's law, upholding its sacredness and presenting His testimonies as a guide for life. It is to be read with solemn earnestness as a witness that the wickedness of the world has reached the point where the Lord will certainly intervene.
The verse is a petition for God to take away reproach and contempt, offered on the ground that the speaker has kept His testimonies. Its setting is one in which princes speak against the speaker, while he continues to meditate on God's statutes and to delight in God's testimonies as his counsel.
The psalm to which it belongs exalts God's law, upholding its sacredness and presenting His testimonies as a guide for life. It is to be read with solemn earnestness as a witness that the wickedness of the world has reached the point where the Lord will certainly intervene.