Psalms 119:156 (ASV)

Passage

Great are thy tender mercies, O Jehovah: Quicken me according to thine ordinances.

Nearby Context

Psalms 119:154 Plead thou my cause, and redeem me: Quicken me according to thy word.

Psalms 119:155 Salvation is far from the wicked; For they seek not thy statutes.

Psalms 119:156 Great are thy tender mercies, O Jehovah: Quicken me according to thine ordinances.

Psalms 119:157 Many are my persecutors and mine adversaries; [Yet] have I not swerved from thy testimonies.

Psalms 119:158 I beheld the treacherous, and was grieved, Because they observe not thy word.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "great", "tender", "mercies", "jehovah", "quicken", "thine", and "ordinances". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "great" and "tender", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 155's "Salvation is far from the wicked For..." into verse 157's "Many are my persecutors and mine adversaries...", so "great" and "tender" 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 "great" and "tender" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.