Psalms 119:169
Let my cry come near before thee, O LORD. Give me understanding according to thy word.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Let my cry come near before thee, O LORD: give me understanding according to thy word.
In Context
168I have observed thy precepts and thy testimonies, for all my ways are before thee.
170Let my supplication come before thee. Deliver me according to thy word.
Cross References
1 Chronicles 22:12Only LORD give thee discretion and understanding, and give thee charge concerning Israel, so that thou may keep the law of LORD thy God.
2 Chronicles 30:27Then the priests the Levites arose and blessed the people. And their voice was heard, and their prayer came up to his holy habitation, even to heaven.
Psalms 119:34Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law, yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart.
Proverbs 2:3yea, if thou cry after discernment, and lift up thy voice for understanding,
James 1:5And if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask from God who gives to all generously and not reproaching, and it will be given to him.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:168-169
167 My soul hath kept thy testimonies; and I love them exceedingly. 168 I have kept thy precepts and thy testimonies: for all my ways are before thee. David's conscience here witnesses for him, I. That his practices were good. 1. He loved God's testimonies, he loved them exceedingly. Our love to the word of God must be a superlative love (we must love it better than the wealth and pleasure of this world), and it must be a victorious love, such as will subdue and mortify our lusts and extirpate carnal affections.… Read the whole commentary →