Psalms 119:5 (YLT)

Passage

O that my ways were prepared to keep Thy statutes,

Nearby Context

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,

Psalms 119:5 O that my ways were prepared to keep Thy statutes,

Psalms 119:6 Then I am not ashamed In my looking unto all Thy commands.

Psalms 119:7 I confess Thee with uprightness of heart, In my learning the judgments of Thy righteousness.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "ways", "prepared", "keep", and "statutes". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "ways" and "prepared", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 4's "Thou hast commanded us Thy precepts to..." into verse 6's "Then I am not ashamed In my...", so "ways" and "prepared" 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 "ways" and "prepared" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.