Psalms 119:88 (YLT)

Passage

According to Thy kindness quicken Thou me, And I keep the testimony of Thy mouth!

Nearby Context

Psalms 119:86 All Thy commands <FI>are<Fi> faithfulness, <FI>With<Fi> falsehood they have pursued me, Help Thou me.

Psalms 119:87 Almost consumed me on earth have they, And I--I have not forsaken Thy precepts.

Psalms 119:88 According to Thy kindness quicken Thou me, And I keep the testimony of Thy mouth!

Psalms 119:89 <FI> Lamed.<Fi> To the age, O Jehovah, Thy word is set up in the heavens.

Psalms 119:90 To all generations Thy faithfulness, Thou didst establish earth, and it standeth.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "kindness", "quicken", "thou", "keep", "testimony", and "mouth". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "kindness" and "quicken", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 87's "Almost consumed me on earth have they..." into verse 89's "FI Lamed Fi To the age O...", so "kindness" and "quicken" 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 "kindness" and "quicken" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.