Psalms 118:27 (DRB)

Passage

Make me to understand the way of thy justifications: and I shall be exercised in thy wondrous works.

Nearby Context

Psalms 118:25 My soul hath cleaved to the pavement: quicken thou me according to thy word.

Psalms 118:26 I have declared my ways, and thou hast heard me: teach me thy justifications.

Psalms 118:27 Make me to understand the way of thy justifications: and I shall be exercised in thy wondrous works.

Psalms 118:28 My soul hath slumbered through heaviness: strengthen thou me in thy words.

Psalms 118:29 Remove from me the way of iniquity: and out of thy law have mercy on me.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "make", "understand", "justifications", "shall", "exercised", "wondrous", and "works". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "make" and "understand", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 26's "I have declared my ways and thou..." into verse 28's "My soul hath slumbered through heaviness strengthen...", so "make" and "understand" 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 "make" and "understand" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.