Psalms 119:26 (GNV)

Passage

I haue declared my waies, and thou heardest me: teache me thy statutes.

Nearby Context

Psalms 119:24 Also thy testimonies are my delite, and my counsellers.

Psalms 119:25 DALETH. My soule cleaueth to the dust: quicken me according to thy worde.

Psalms 119:26 I haue declared my waies, and thou heardest me: teache me thy statutes.

Psalms 119:27 Make me to vnderstand ye way of thy precepts, and I will meditate in thy wondrous workes.

Psalms 119:28 My soule melteth for heauinesse: raise mee vp according vnto thy worde.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "haue", "declared", "waies", "thou", "heardest", "teache", and "statutes". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "haue" and "declared", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 25's "DALETH My soule cleaueth to the dust..." into verse 27's "Make me to vnderstand ye way of...", so "haue" and "declared" 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 "haue" and "declared" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.