Psalms 119:156 (YLT)

Passage

Thy mercies <FI>are<Fi> many, O Jehovah, According to Thy judgments quicken me.

Nearby Context

Psalms 119:154 Plead my plea, and redeem me, According to Thy saying quicken me.

Psalms 119:155 Far from the wicked <FI>is<Fi> salvation, For Thy statutes they have not sought.

Psalms 119:156 Thy mercies <FI>are<Fi> many, O Jehovah, According to Thy judgments quicken me.

Psalms 119:157 Many <FI>are<Fi> my pursuers, and adversaries, From Thy testimonies I have not turned aside.

Psalms 119:158 I have seen treacherous ones, And grieve myself, Because Thy saying they have not kept.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "mercies", "jehovah", "judgments", and "quicken". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "mercies" and "jehovah", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 155's "Far from the wicked FI is Fi..." into verse 157's "Many FI are Fi my pursuers and...", so "mercies" and "jehovah" 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 "mercies" and "jehovah" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.