Psalms 119:137 (GNV)

Passage

TSADDI. Righteous art thou, O Lord, and iust are thy iudgements.

Nearby Context

Psalms 119:135 Shew the light of thy countenance vpon thy seruant, and teache me thy statutes.

Psalms 119:136 Mine eyes gush out with riuers of water, because they keepe not thy Lawe.

Psalms 119:137 TSADDI. Righteous art thou, O Lord, and iust are thy iudgements.

Psalms 119:138 Thou hast commanded iustice by thy testimonies and trueth especially.

Psalms 119:139 My zeale hath euen consumed mee, because mine enemies haue forgotten thy wordes.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "tsaddi", "righteous", "thou", "lord", "iust", and "iudgements". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "tsaddi" and "righteous", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 136's "Mine eyes gush out with riuers of..." into verse 138's "Thou hast commanded iustice by thy testimonies...", so "tsaddi" and "righteous" 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 "tsaddi" and "righteous" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.