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49 [a]Remember the word you gave to your servant
    by which you have given me hope.
50 This is my consolation in my distress:
    your word gives me life.
51 The arrogant[b] overwhelm me with scorn,
    but I refuse to turn away from your law.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 119:49 The word of God provides hope and consolation even in suffering. The psalmist observes the commandments of the Lord because in them he finds life, restoration, and consolation.
  2. Psalm 119:51 The arrogant: see note on v. 21.