Psalms 119:56 (DBY)

Passage

This I have had, because I have observed thy precepts.

Nearby Context

Psalms 119:54 Thy statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage.

Psalms 119:55 I have remembered thy name, O Jehovah, in the night, and have kept thy law.

Psalms 119:56 This I have had, because I have observed thy precepts.

Psalms 119:57 CHETH. My portion, O Jehovah, I have said, is to keep thy words.

Psalms 119:58 I have sought thy favour with [my] whole heart: be gracious unto me according to thy word.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 55's "I have remembered thy name O Jehovah..." into verse 57's "CHETH My portion O Jehovah I have...", so "observed" and "precepts" 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 "observed" and "precepts" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.