Psalms 119:10 (WEB)

Passage

With my whole heart, I have sought you. Don’t let me wander from your commandments.

Nearby Context

Psalms 119:8 I will observe your statutes. Don’t utterly forsake me.

Psalms 119:9 How can a young man keep his way pure? By living according to your word.

Psalms 119:10 With my whole heart, I have sought you. Don’t let me wander from your commandments.

Psalms 119:11 I have hidden your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.

Psalms 119:12 Blessed are you, Yahweh. Teach me your statutes.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "whole", "heart", "sought", "wander", and "commandments". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "whole" and "heart", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "How can a young man keep his..." into verse 11's "I have hidden your word in my...", so "whole" and "heart" 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 "whole" and "heart" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.