Psalms 118:28 (WEB)

Passage

You are my God, and I will give thanks to you. You are my God, I will exalt you.

Nearby Context

Psalms 118:26 Blessed is he who comes in Yahweh’s name! We have blessed you out of Yahweh’s house.

Psalms 118:27 Yahweh is God, and he has given us light. Bind the sacrifice with cords, even to the horns of the altar.

Psalms 118:28 You are my God, and I will give thanks to you. You are my God, I will exalt you.

Psalms 118:29 Oh give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 27's "Yahweh is God and he has given..." into verse 29's "Oh give thanks to Yahweh for he...", so "give" and "thanks" 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 "give" and "thanks" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.