Psalms 119:79 (DBY)

Passage

Let those that fear thee turn unto me, and those that know thy testimonies.

Nearby Context

Psalms 119:77 Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live; for thy law is my delight.

Psalms 119:78 Let the proud be ashamed; for they have acted perversely towards me with falsehood: as for me, I meditate in thy precepts.

Psalms 119:79 Let those that fear thee turn unto me, and those that know thy testimonies.

Psalms 119:80 Let my heart be perfect in thy statutes, that I be not ashamed.

Psalms 119:81 CAPH. My soul fainteth for thy salvation; I hope in thy word.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 78's "Let the proud be ashamed for they..." into verse 80's "Let my heart be perfect in thy...", so "fear" 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 "fear" and "thee" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.