Psalms 119:4 (KJV)

Passage

Thou hast commanded us to keep thy precepts diligently.

Nearby Context

Psalms 119:2 Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek him with the whole heart.

Psalms 119:3 They also do no iniquity: they walk in his ways.

Psalms 119:4 Thou hast commanded us to keep thy precepts diligently.

Psalms 119:5 O that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes!

Psalms 119:6 Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect unto all thy commandments.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "thou", "hast", "commanded", "keep", "precepts", and "diligently". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "thou" and "hast", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 3's "They also do no iniquity they walk..." into verse 5's "O that my ways were directed to...", so "thou" and "hast" 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 "thou" and "hast" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.