Psalms 119:28 (GNV)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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.

Psalms 119:29 Take from mee the way of lying, and graunt me graciously thy Lawe.

Psalms 119:30 I haue chosen the way of trueth, and thy iudgements haue I laied before me.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "soule", "melteth", "heauinesse", "raise", "vnto", and "worde". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "soule" and "melteth", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 27's "Make me to vnderstand ye way of..." into verse 29's "Take from mee the way of lying...", so "soule" and "melteth" 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 "soule" and "melteth" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.