Psalms 119:169
TAU Let my cry come before you, O Lord; give me wisdom in keeping with your word.
Bible in Basic English
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 been ruled by your orders; for all my ways are before you.
170Let my prayer come before you; take me out of trouble, as you have said.
Cross References
1 Chronicles 22:12Only may the Lord give you wisdom, and knowledge of his orders for Israel, so that you may keep the law of the Lord your God.
2 Chronicles 30:27Then the priests and the Levites gave the people a blessing: and the voice of their prayer went up to the holy place of God in heaven.
Psalms 119:34Give me wisdom, so that I may keep your law; going after it with all my heart.
Proverbs 2:3Truly, if you are crying out for good sense, and your request is for knowledge;
James 1:5But if any man among you is without wisdom, let him make his request to God, who gives freely to all without an unkind word, 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 →