Psalms 27:8 (DBY)

Passage

My heart said for thee, Seek ye my face. Thy face, O Jehovah, will I seek.

Nearby Context

Psalms 27:6 And now shall my head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me; and I will offer in his tent sacrifices of shouts of joy: I will sing, yea, I will sing psalms unto Jehovah.

Psalms 27:7 Hear, Jehovah; with my voice do I call; be gracious unto me, and answer me.

Psalms 27:8 My heart said for thee, Seek ye my face. Thy face, O Jehovah, will I seek.

Psalms 27:9 Hide not thy face from me; put not thy servant away in anger: thou hast been my help; cast me not off, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation.

Psalms 27:10 For had my father and my mother forsaken me, then had Jehovah taken me up.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "heart", "said", "thee", "seek", "face", and "jehovah". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "heart" and "said", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 7's "Hear Jehovah with my voice do I..." into verse 9's "Hide not thy face from me put...", so "heart" and "said" 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 "heart" and "said" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.