Psalms 119:124 (GNV)

Passage

Deale with thy seruant according to thy mercie, and teache me thy statutes.

Nearby Context

Psalms 119:122 Answere for thy seruant in that, which is good, and let not the proude oppresse me.

Psalms 119:123 Mine eyes haue failed in waiting for thy saluation, and for thy iust promise.

Psalms 119:124 Deale with thy seruant according to thy mercie, and teache me thy statutes.

Psalms 119:125 I am thy seruant: graunt mee therefore vnderstanding, that I may knowe thy testimonies.

Psalms 119:126 It is time for thee Lord to worke: for they haue destroyed thy Lawe.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "deale", "seruant", "mercie", "teache", and "statutes". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "deale" and "seruant", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 123's "Mine eyes haue failed in waiting for..." into verse 125's "I am thy seruant graunt mee therefore...", so "deale" and "seruant" 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 "deale" and "seruant" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.