Psalms 119:173 (YLT)

Passage

Thy hand is for a help to me, For Thy commands I have chosen.

Nearby Context

Psalms 119:171 My lips do utter praise, For Thou dost teach me Thy statutes.

Psalms 119:172 My tongue doth sing of Thy saying, For all Thy commands <FI>are<Fi> righteous.

Psalms 119:173 Thy hand is for a help to me, For Thy commands I have chosen.

Psalms 119:174 I have longed for Thy salvation, O Jehovah, And Thy law <FI>is<Fi> my delight.

Psalms 119:175 My soul liveth, and it doth praise Thee, And Thy judgments do help me.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "hand", "help", "commands", and "chosen". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "hand" and "help", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 172's "My tongue doth sing of Thy saying..." into verse 174's "I have longed for Thy salvation O...", so "hand" and "help" 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 "hand" and "help" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.