Psalms 119:38 (YLT)

Passage

Establish to Thy servant Thy saying, That <FI>is<Fi> concerning Thy fear.

Nearby Context

Psalms 119:36 Incline my heart unto Thy testimonies, And not unto dishonest gain.

Psalms 119:37 Remove mine eyes from seeing vanity, In Thy way quicken Thou me.

Psalms 119:38 Establish to Thy servant Thy saying, That <FI>is<Fi> concerning Thy fear.

Psalms 119:39 Remove my reproach that I have feared, For Thy judgments <FI>are<Fi> good.

Psalms 119:40 Lo, I have longed for Thy precepts, In Thy righteousness quicken Thou me,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "establish", "servant", "saying", "concerning", and "fear". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "establish" and "servant", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 37's "Remove mine eyes from seeing vanity In..." into verse 39's "Remove my reproach that I have feared...", so "establish" and "servant" 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 "establish" and "servant" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.