Psalms 119:58 (LSB)

Passage

I have sought to please Your face with all my heart; Be gracious to me according to Your word.

Nearby Context

Psalms 119:56 This has become mine, That I observe Your precepts.

Psalms 119:57 Yahweh is my portion; I have promised to keep Your words.

Psalms 119:58 I have sought to please Your face with all my heart; Be gracious to me according to Your word.

Psalms 119:59 I thought upon my ways And I turned my feet to Your testimonies.

Psalms 119:60 I hastened and did not delay To keep Your commandments.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "sought", "please", "face", "heart", "gracious", and "word". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "sought" and "please", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 57's "Yahweh is my portion I have promised..." into verse 59's "I thought upon my ways And I...", so "sought" and "please" 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 "sought" and "please" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.