Psalms 119:32 (LSB)

Passage

I shall run the way of Your commandments, For You will enlarge my heart.

Nearby Context

Psalms 119:30 I have chosen the faithful way; I have placed Your judgments before me.

Psalms 119:31 I cling to Your testimonies; O Yahweh, do not put me to shame!

Psalms 119:32 I shall run the way of Your commandments, For You will enlarge my heart.

Psalms 119:33 Instruct me, O Yahweh, in the way of Your statutes, That I may observe it to the end.

Psalms 119:34 Cause me to understand, that I may observe Your law And keep it with all my heart.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "shall", "commandments", "enlarge", and "heart". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "shall" and "commandments", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 31's "I cling to Your testimonies O Yahweh..." into verse 33's "Instruct me O Yahweh in the way...", so "shall" and "commandments" 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 "shall" and "commandments" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.