The proud have had me greatly in derision: yet have I not declined from thy law.
Psalm 119 as a whole lifts up God's law in exaltation. Within that setting, the faithful are held in great derision by the proud. Their scorn does not cause those who obey to turn aside or decline from that law. The psalm is set amid warnings that bold defiance of God's commandments will in the end be met by God with punishment.
Psalm 119 as a whole lifts up God's law in exaltation. Within that setting, the faithful are held in great derision by the proud. Their scorn does not cause those who obey to turn aside or decline from that law. The psalm is set amid warnings that bold defiance of God's commandments will in the end be met by God with punishment.