Psalms 119:63 (GNV)

Passage

I am companion of all them that feare thee, and keepe thy precepts.

Nearby Context

Psalms 119:61 The bandes of the wicked haue robbed me: but I haue not forgotten thy Lawe.

Psalms 119:62 At midnight will I rise to giue thanks vnto thee, because of thy righteous iudgements.

Psalms 119:63 I am companion of all them that feare thee, and keepe thy precepts.

Psalms 119:64 The earth, O Lord, is full of thy mercie: teache me thy statutes.

Psalms 119:65 TETH. O Lord, thou hast delt graciously with thy seruant according vnto thy woorde.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "companion", "feare", "thee", "keepe", and "precepts". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "companion" and "feare", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 62's "At midnight will I rise to giue..." into verse 64's "The earth O Lord is full of...", so "companion" and "feare" 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 "companion" and "feare" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.