Psalms 119:174 (DBY)

Passage

I have longed for thy salvation, O Jehovah, and thy law is my delight.

Nearby Context

Psalms 119:172 My tongue shall speak aloud of thy word; for all thy commandments are righteousness.

Psalms 119:173 Let thy hand be for my help; for I have chosen thy precepts.

Psalms 119:174 I have longed for thy salvation, O Jehovah, and thy law is my delight.

Psalms 119:175 Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee; and let thy judgments help me.

Psalms 119:176 I have gone astray like a lost sheep: seek thy servant; for I have not forgotten thy commandments.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "light", "longed", "salvation", "jehovah", and "delight". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "light" and "longed", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 173's "Let thy hand be for my help..." into verse 175's "Let my soul live and it shall...", so "light" and "longed" 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 "light" and "longed" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.