Psalms 119:17 meaning and explanation

Deal bountifully with Your servant, that I may live and keep Your word.

Psalms 119:17, Berean Standard Bible

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The speaker is a faithful servant of God, likely a psalmist in exile or under pressure, who has just asked God to open his eyes to the wonders of the law. Here he ties his very life to obedience: he asks God to deal bountifully, or generously, not so he can live for himself but so that living gives him room to keep God's word.

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