KJV ORIGINAL
The proud have had me greatly in derision: yet have I not declined from thy law.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Proud and arrogant people have mocked me terribly, but I have not turned away from your law.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
The writer is saying that even when arrogant people mock and ridicule him for following God's ways, he refuses to abandon God's teachings.
📚 Historical Context
Psalm 119 is the longest chapter in the Bible, written as an acrostic poem celebrating God's law and word. The psalmist was likely facing persecution from those who opposed his devotion to God's commandments, possibly during the exile period when faithful Jews were often ridiculed by their captors or by those who had abandoned their faith.
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