Psalms 119:147 (YLT)

Passage

I have gone forward in the dawn, and I cry, For Thy word I have hoped.

Nearby Context

Psalms 119:145 <FI> Koph.<Fi> I have called with the whole heart, Answer me, O Jehovah, Thy statutes I keep,

Psalms 119:146 I have called Thee, save Thou me, And I do keep Thy testimonies.

Psalms 119:147 I have gone forward in the dawn, and I cry, For Thy word I have hoped.

Psalms 119:148 Mine eyes have gone before the watches, To meditate in Thy saying.

Psalms 119:149 My voice hear, according to Thy kindness, Jehovah, according to Thy judgment quicken me.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "gone", "forward", "dawn", "word", and "hoped". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "gone" and "forward", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 146's "I have called Thee save Thou me..." into verse 148's "Mine eyes have gone before the watches...", so "gone" and "forward" 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 "gone" and "forward" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.