Psalms 119:159 (YLT)

Passage

See, for thy precepts I have loved, Jehovah, According to Thy kindness quicken me.

Nearby Context

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.

Psalms 119:159 See, for thy precepts I have loved, Jehovah, According to Thy kindness quicken me.

Psalms 119:160 The sum of Thy word <FI>is<Fi> truth, And to the age <FI>is<Fi> every judgment of Thy righteousness!

Psalms 119:161 <FI> Shin.<Fi> Princes have pursued me without cause, And because of Thy words was my heart afraid.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 158's "I have seen treacherous ones And grieve..." into verse 160's "The sum of Thy word FI is...", so "precepts" and "loved" 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 "precepts" and "loved" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.