Psalms 119:148 (YLT)

Passage

Mine eyes have gone before the watches, To meditate in Thy saying.

Nearby Context

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.

Psalms 119:150 Near have been my wicked pursuers, From Thy law they have been far off.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "mine", "eyes", "gone", "before", "watches", "meditate", and "saying". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "mine" and "eyes", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 147's "I have gone forward in the dawn..." into verse 149's "My voice hear according to Thy kindness...", so "mine" and "eyes" 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 "mine" and "eyes" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.