Psalms 119:12
Praise be to you, O Lord: give me knowledge of your rules.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Blessed art thou, O LORD: teach me thy statutes.
In Context
11I have kept your sayings secretly in my heart, so that I might do no sin against you.
13With my lips have I made clear all the decisions of your mouth.
Cross References
Psalms 86:11Make your way clear to me, O Lord; I will go on my way in your faith: let my heart be glad in the fear of your name.
Psalms 119:33HE O Lord, let me see the way of your rules, and I will keep it to the end.
Psalms 119:66Give me knowledge and good sense; for I have put my faith in your teachings.
Psalms 119:71It is good for me to have been through trouble; so that I might come to the knowledge of your rules.
Psalms 119:124Be good to your servant in your mercy, and give me teaching in your rules.
Psalms 143:10Give me teaching so that I may do your pleasure; for you are my God: let your good Spirit be my guide into the land of righteousness.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:12
11 Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee. Here is, 1. The close application which David made of the word of God to himself: He hid it in his heart, laid it up there, that it might be ready to him whenever he had occasion to use it; he laid it up as that which he valued highly, and had a warm regard for, and which he was afraid of losing and being robbed of. God's word is a treasure worth laying up, and there is no laying it up safely but in our hearts; if we have it only in our… Read the whole commentary →