Psalms 119:40 (LSB)

Passage

Behold, I long for Your precepts; Revive me in Your righteousness.

Nearby Context

Psalms 119:38 Cause Your word to be established for Your slave, As that which produces fear for You.

Psalms 119:39 Cause my reproach which I dread to pass away, For Your judgments are good.

Psalms 119:40 Behold, I long for Your precepts; Revive me in Your righteousness.

Psalms 119:41 May Your lovingkindnesses also come to me, O Yahweh, Your salvation according to Your word;

Psalms 119:42 So I will have an answer for him who reproaches me, For I trust in Your word.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "behold", "long", "precepts", "revive", and "righteousness". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "behold" and "long", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 39's "Cause my reproach which I dread to..." into verse 41's "May Your lovingkindnesses also come to me...", so "behold" and "long" 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 "behold" and "long" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.