Psalms 119:167 (YLT)

Passage

Kept hath my soul Thy testimonies, And I do love them exceedingly.

Nearby Context

Psalms 119:165 Abundant peace have those loving Thy law, And they have no stumbling-block.

Psalms 119:166 I have waited for Thy salvation, O Jehovah, And Thy commands I have done.

Psalms 119:167 Kept hath my soul Thy testimonies, And I do love them exceedingly.

Psalms 119:168 I have kept Thy precepts and Thy testimonies, For all my ways are before Thee!

Psalms 119:169 <FI> Taw.<Fi> My loud cry cometh near before Thee, O Jehovah; According to Thy word cause me to understand.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "kept", "hath", "soul", "testimonies", "love", and "exceedingly". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "kept" and "hath", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 166's "I have waited for Thy salvation O..." into verse 168's "I have kept Thy precepts and Thy...", so "kept" and "hath" 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 "kept" and "hath" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.