Psalms 119:145 (WEB)

Passage

I have called with my whole heart. Answer me, Yahweh! I will keep your statutes.

Nearby Context

Psalms 119:143 Trouble and anguish have taken hold of me. Your commandments are my delight.

Psalms 119:144 Your testimonies are righteous forever. Give me understanding, that I may live.

Psalms 119:145 I have called with my whole heart. Answer me, Yahweh! I will keep your statutes.

Psalms 119:146 I have called to you. Save me! I will obey your statutes.

Psalms 119:147 I rise before dawn and cry for help. I put my hope in your words.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "called", "whole", "heart", "answer", "yahweh", "keep", and "statutes". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "called" and "whole", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 144's "Your testimonies are righteous forever Give me..." into verse 146's "I have called to you Save me...", so "called" and "whole" 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 "called" and "whole" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.