Psalms 119:138 (YLT)

Passage

Thou hast appointed Thy testimonies, Righteous and exceeding faithful,

Nearby Context

Psalms 119:136 Rivulets of waters have come down mine eyes, Because they have not kept Thy law!

Psalms 119:137 <FI> Tzade.<Fi> Righteous <FI>art<Fi> Thou, O Jehovah, And upright <FI>are<Fi> Thy judgments.

Psalms 119:138 Thou hast appointed Thy testimonies, Righteous and exceeding faithful,

Psalms 119:139 Cut me off hath my zeal, For mine adversaries forgot Thy words.

Psalms 119:140 Tried <FI>is<Fi> thy saying exceedingly, And Thy servant hath loved it.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "faith", "thou", "hast", "appointed", "testimonies", "righteous", "exceeding", and "faithful". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "faith" and "thou", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 137's "FI Tzade Fi Righteous FI art Fi..." into verse 139's "Cut me off hath my zeal For...", so "faith" and "thou" 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 "faith" and "thou" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.