Psalms 119:57 (GNV)

Passage

CHETH. O Lord, that art my portion, I haue determined to keepe thy wordes.

Nearby Context

Psalms 119:55 I haue remembred thy Name, O Lord, in the night, and haue kept thy Lawe.

Psalms 119:56 This I had because I kept thy precepts.

Psalms 119:57 CHETH. O Lord, that art my portion, I haue determined to keepe thy wordes.

Psalms 119:58 I made my supplication in thy presence with my whole heart: be mercifull vnto me according to thy promise.

Psalms 119:59 I haue considered my waies, and turned my feete into thy testimonies.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "cheth", "lord", "portion", "haue", "determined", "keepe", and "wordes". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "cheth" and "lord", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 56's "This I had because I kept thy..." into verse 58's "I made my supplication in thy presence...", so "cheth" and "lord" 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 "cheth" and "lord" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.