Psalms 118:17 (DRB)

Passage

Give bountifully to thy servant, enliven me: and I shall keep thy words.

Nearby Context

Psalms 118:15 I will meditate on thy commandments: and I will consider thy ways.

Psalms 118:16 I will think of thy justifications: I will not forget thy words.

Psalms 118:17 Give bountifully to thy servant, enliven me: and I shall keep thy words.

Psalms 118:18 Open thou my eyes: and I will consider the wondrous things of thy law.

Psalms 118:19 I am a sojourner on the earth: hide not thy commandments from me.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "give", "bountifully", "servant", "enliven", "shall", "keep", and "words". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "give" and "bountifully", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 16's "I will think of thy justifications I..." into verse 18's "Open thou my eyes and I will...", so "give" and "bountifully" 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 "bountifully" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.