Psalms 119:116 (LSB)

Passage

Sustain me according to Your word, that I may live; And do not put me to shame because of my hope.

Nearby Context

Psalms 119:114 You are my hiding place and my shield; I wait for Your word.

Psalms 119:115 Depart from me, evildoers, That I may observe the commandments of my God.

Psalms 119:116 Sustain me according to Your word, that I may live; And do not put me to shame because of my hope.

Psalms 119:117 Uphold me that I may be saved, That I may have regard for Your statutes continually.

Psalms 119:118 You have rejected all those who stray from Your statutes, For their deceitfulness is a lie.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "sustain", "word", "live", "shame", and "hope". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "sustain" and "word", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 115's "Depart from me evildoers That I may..." into verse 117's "Uphold me that I may be saved...", so "sustain" and "word" 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 "sustain" and "word" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.