Psalms 119:79 (LSB)

Passage

May those who fear You turn to me, And those who know Your testimonies.

Nearby Context

Psalms 119:77 May Your compassion come to me that I may live, For Your law is my delight.

Psalms 119:78 May the arrogant be ashamed, for they wrong me with lying; But I shall muse on Your precepts.

Psalms 119:79 May those who fear You turn to me, And those who know Your testimonies.

Psalms 119:80 May my heart be blameless in Your statutes, So that I will not be ashamed.

Psalms 119:81 My soul fails with longing for Your salvation; I wait for Your word.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 78's "May the arrogant be ashamed for they..." into verse 80's "May my heart be blameless in Your...", so "fear" and "turn" 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 "fear" and "turn" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.