Psalms 119:88 (KJV)

Passage

Quicken me after thy lovingkindness; so shall I keep the testimony of thy mouth.

Nearby Context

Psalms 119:86 All thy commandments are faithful: they persecute me wrongfully; help thou me.

Psalms 119:87 They had almost consumed me upon earth; but I forsook not thy precepts.

Psalms 119:88 Quicken me after thy lovingkindness; so shall I keep the testimony of thy mouth.

Psalms 119:89 For ever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven.

Psalms 119:90 Thy faithfulness is unto all generations: thou hast established the earth, and it abideth.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "quicken", "after", "lovingkindness", "shall", "keep", "testimony", and "mouth". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "quicken" and "after", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 87's "They had almost consumed me upon earth..." into verse 89's "For ever O LORD thy word is...", so "quicken" and "after" 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 "quicken" and "after" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.