Psalms 119:28 (DBY)

Passage

My soul melteth for sadness: strengthen me according to thy word.

Nearby Context

Psalms 119:26 I have declared my ways, and thou hast answered me: teach me thy statutes.

Psalms 119:27 Make me to understand the way of thy precepts, and I will meditate upon thy wondrous works.

Psalms 119:28 My soul melteth for sadness: strengthen me according to thy word.

Psalms 119:29 Remove from me the way of falsehood, and graciously grant me thy law.

Psalms 119:30 I have chosen the way of faithfulness; thy judgments have I set [before me].

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "soul", "melteth", "sadness", "strengthen", and "word". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "soul" and "melteth", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 27's "Make me to understand the way of..." into verse 29's "Remove from me the way of falsehood...", so "soul" and "melteth" 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 "soul" and "melteth" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.