Psalms 119:108 (LSB)

Passage

Oh be pleased with the freewill offerings of my mouth, O Yahweh, And teach me Your judgments.

Nearby Context

Psalms 119:106 I have sworn and I have confirmed, To keep Your righteous judgments.

Psalms 119:107 I am exceedingly afflicted; O Yahweh, revive me according to Your word.

Psalms 119:108 Oh be pleased with the freewill offerings of my mouth, O Yahweh, And teach me Your judgments.

Psalms 119:109 My soul is continually in my hand, Yet I do not forget Your law.

Psalms 119:110 The wicked have laid a snare for me, Yet I have not wandered from Your precepts.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "pleased", "freewill", "offerings", "mouth", "yahweh", "teach", and "judgments". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "pleased" and "freewill", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 107's "I am exceedingly afflicted O Yahweh revive..." into verse 109's "My soul is continually in my hand...", so "pleased" and "freewill" 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 "pleased" and "freewill" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.