Psalms 119:50 (DBY)

Passage

This is my comfort in mine affliction; for thy word hath quickened me.

Nearby Context

Psalms 119:48 And I will lift up my hands unto thy commandments, which I have loved, and I will meditate in thy statutes.

Psalms 119:49 ZAIN. Remember the word for thy servant, upon which thou hast caused me to hope.

Psalms 119:50 This is my comfort in mine affliction; for thy word hath quickened me.

Psalms 119:51 The proud have derided me beyond measure: I have not declined from thy law.

Psalms 119:52 I remembered thy judgments of old, O Jehovah, and have comforted myself.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "comfort", "mine", "affliction", "word", "hath", and "quickened". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "comfort" and "mine", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 49's "ZAIN Remember the word for thy servant..." into verse 51's "The proud have derided me beyond measure...", so "comfort" and "mine" 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 "comfort" and "mine" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.