Psalms 119:7 (DBY)

Passage

I will give thee thanks with uprightness of heart, when I shall have learned thy righteous judgments.

Nearby Context

Psalms 119:5 Oh that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes!

Psalms 119:6 Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect unto all thy commandments.

Psalms 119:7 I will give thee thanks with uprightness of heart, when I shall have learned thy righteous judgments.

Psalms 119:8 I will keep thy statutes: forsake me not utterly.

Psalms 119:9 BETH. Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his path? by taking heed according to thy word.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "give", "thee", "thanks", "uprightness", "heart", "shall", "learned", and "righteous". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "give" and "thee", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "Then shall I not be ashamed when..." into verse 8's "I will keep thy statutes forsake me...", so "give" and "thee" 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 "give" and "thee" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.