Psalms 119:33 (WEB)

Passage

Teach me, Yahweh, the way of your statutes. I will keep them to the end.

Nearby Context

Psalms 119:31 I cling to your statutes, Yahweh. Don’t let me be disappointed.

Psalms 119:32 I run in the path of your commandments, for you have set my heart free.

Psalms 119:33 Teach me, Yahweh, the way of your statutes. I will keep them to the end.

Psalms 119:34 Give me understanding, and I will keep your law. Yes, I will obey it with my whole heart.

Psalms 119:35 Direct me in the path of your commandments, for I delight in them.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 32's "I run in the path of your..." into verse 34's "Give me understanding and I will keep...", so "teach" and "yahweh" 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 "teach" and "yahweh" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.