Psalms 119:17 (GNV)

Passage

GIMEL. Be beneficiall vnto thy seruant, that I may liue and keepe thy woorde.

Nearby Context

Psalms 119:15 I will meditate in thy precepts, and consider thy waies.

Psalms 119:16 I will delite in thy statutes, and I will not forget thy worde.

Psalms 119:17 GIMEL. Be beneficiall vnto thy seruant, that I may liue and keepe thy woorde.

Psalms 119:18 Open mine eies, that I may see the wonders of thy Lawe.

Psalms 119:19 I am a stranger vpon earth: hide not thy commandements from me.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "gimel", "beneficiall", "vnto", "seruant", "liue", "keepe", and "woorde". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "gimel" and "beneficiall", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 16's "I will delite in thy statutes and..." into verse 18's "Open mine eies that I may see...", so "gimel" and "beneficiall" 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 "gimel" and "beneficiall" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.