Psalms 119:63 (KJV)

Passage

I am a companion of all them that fear thee, and of them that keep thy precepts.

Nearby Context

Psalms 119:61 The bands of the wicked have robbed me: but I have not forgotten thy law.

Psalms 119:62 At midnight I will rise to give thanks unto thee because of thy righteous judgments.

Psalms 119:63 I am a companion of all them that fear thee, and of them that keep thy precepts.

Psalms 119:64 The earth, O LORD, is full of thy mercy: teach me thy statutes.

Psalms 119:65 Thou hast dealt well with thy servant, O LORD, according unto thy word.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 62's "At midnight I will rise to give..." into verse 64's "The earth O LORD is full of...", so "companion" and "fear" 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 "companion" and "fear" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.