Psalms 119:73 (KJV)

Passage

Thy hands have made me and fashioned me: give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments.

Nearby Context

Psalms 119:71 It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes.

Psalms 119:72 The law of thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver.

Psalms 119:73 Thy hands have made me and fashioned me: give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments.

Psalms 119:74 They that fear thee will be glad when they see me; because I have hoped in thy word.

Psalms 119:75 I know, O LORD, that thy judgments are right, and that thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "hands", "fashioned", "give", "understanding", "learn", and "commandments". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "hands" and "fashioned", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 72's "The law of thy mouth is better..." into verse 74's "They that fear thee will be glad...", so "hands" and "fashioned" 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 "hands" and "fashioned" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.