Psalms 119:2 (YLT)

Passage

O the happiness of those keeping His testimonies, With the whole heart they seek Him.

Nearby Context

Psalms 119:1 <FI> Aleph.<Fi> O the happiness of those perfect in the way, They are walking in the law of Jehovah,

Psalms 119:2 O the happiness of those keeping His testimonies, With the whole heart they seek Him.

Psalms 119:3 Yea, they have not done iniquity, In His ways they have walked.

Psalms 119:4 Thou hast commanded us Thy precepts to keep diligently,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "happiness", "keeping", "testimonies", "whole", "heart", and "seek". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "happiness" and "keeping", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 1's "FI Aleph Fi O the happiness of..." into verse 3's "Yea they have not done iniquity In...", so "happiness" and "keeping" 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 "happiness" and "keeping" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.