Psalms 119:88 (GNV)

Passage

Quicken me according to thy louing kindnes: so shall I keepe the testimony of thy mouth.

Nearby Context

Psalms 119:86 All thy commandements are true: they persecute me falsely: helpe me.

Psalms 119:87 They had almost consumed me vpon the earth: but I forsooke not thy precepts.

Psalms 119:88 Quicken me according to thy louing kindnes: so shall I keepe the testimony of thy mouth.

Psalms 119:89 LAMED. O Lord, thy worde endureth for euer in heauen.

Psalms 119:90 Thy trueth is from generation to generation: thou hast layed the foundation of the earth, and it abideth.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "quicken", "louing", "kindnes", "shall", "keepe", "testimony", and "mouth". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "quicken" and "louing", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 87's "They had almost consumed me vpon the..." into verse 89's "LAMED O Lord thy worde endureth for...", so "quicken" and "louing" 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 "quicken" and "louing" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.