Psalms 19:5 (DRB)

Passage

May he give thee according to thy own heart; and confirm all thy counsels.

Nearby Context

Psalms 19:3 May he send thee help from the sanctuary: and defend thee out of Sion.

Psalms 19:4 May he be mindful of all thy sacrifices: and may thy whole burntoffering be made fat.

Psalms 19:5 May he give thee according to thy own heart; and confirm all thy counsels.

Psalms 19:6 We will rejoice in thy salvation; and in the name of our God we shall be exalted.

Psalms 19:7 The Lord fulfil all thy petitions: now have I known that the Lord hath saved his anointed. He will hear him from his holy heaven: the salvation of his right hand is in powers.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "give", "thee", "heart", "confirm", and "counsels". 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 4's "May he be mindful of all thy..." into verse 6's "We will rejoice in thy salvation and...", 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.