The Meaning of Psalms 119:49 Explained

Psalms 119:49

KJV: ZAIN. Remember the word unto thy servant, upon which thou hast caused me to hope.

YLT: Zain. Remember the word to Thy servant, On which Thou hast caused me to hope.

Darby: ZAIN. Remember the word for thy servant, upon which thou hast caused me to hope.

ASV: ZAYIN. Remember the word unto thy servant, Because thou hast made me to hope.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

ZAIN. Remember  the word  unto thy servant,  upon which thou hast caused me to hope. 

What does Psalms 119:49 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalms 119:49-64 - Comforted By God's Judgments
Rays of comfort begin to steal into the psalmist's heart. Thou hast caused me to hope; this is my comfort in my affliction; thy statutes have been my songs; at midnight I will rise to give thanks. Often prayer clears itself as it proceeds. It is the repeated testimony of all who have become proficient in the art of prayer that the seasons which begin with a struggle against depression, gloom, and the sense of absence, end in triumphant joy. Jeremy Taylor puts it thus: "So have I seen a lark rising from his bed of grass and soaring upward, singing as he rises, and hoping to get to heaven and climb above the clouds; but the poor bird was beaten back by the loud sighings of an eastern wind, his motion became inconstant and irregular, till the little creature was forced to sit down and pant, and stay till the storm was over; and then it made a prosperous flight, and did rise and sing, as if it had learned music and motion from an angel, as he was passing through the air about his ministries of mercy." [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalms 119

1  This psalm contains various prayers, praises, and professions of obedience
2  Aleph
9  Beth
17  Gimel
25  Daleth
33  He
41  Waw
49  Zayin
57  Heth
65  Teth
73  Yodh
81  Kaph
89  Lamedh
97  Mem
105  Nun
113  Samekh
121  Ayin
129  Pe
137  Tsadhe
145  Qoph
153  Resh
161  Sin and Shin
169  Taw

What do the individual words in Psalms 119:49 mean?

Remember the word to Your servant Upon which You have caused me to hope
זְכֹר־ דָּבָ֥ר לְעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ עַ֝֗ל אֲשֶׁ֣ר יִֽחַלְתָּֽנִי

זְכֹר־  Remember 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine singular
Root: זָכַר 
Sense: to remember, recall, call to mind.
דָּבָ֥ר  the  word 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: דָּבָר  
Sense: speech, word, speaking, thing.
לְעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ  to  Your  servant 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: עֶבֶד  
Sense: slave, servant.
עַ֝֗ל  Upon 
Parse: Preposition
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
יִֽחַלְתָּֽנִי  You  have  caused  me  to  hope 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Perfect, second person masculine singular, first person common singular
Root: יָחַל  
Sense: to wait, hope, expect.