Psalms 119:45
So that my way may be in a wide place: because my search has been for your orders.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
And I will walk at liberty: for I seek thy precepts.
In Context
44So that I may keep your law for ever and ever;
46So that I may give knowledge of your unchanging word before kings, and not be put to shame.
Cross References
Psalms 119:19I am living in a strange land: do not let your teachings be kept secret from me.
Psalms 119:71It is good for me to have been through trouble; so that I might come to the knowledge of your rules.
Psalms 119:133Let my steps be guided by your word; and let not sin have control over me.
Psalms 119:162I am delighted by your saying, like a man who makes discovery of great wealth.
Proverbs 4:12When you go, your way will not be narrow, and in running you will not have a fall.
Ecclesiastes 1:13And I gave my heart to searching out in wisdom all things which are done under heaven: it is a hard thing which God has put on the sons of men to do.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:44-45
43 And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth; for I have hoped in thy judgments. 44 So shall I keep thy law continually for ever and ever. Here is, 1. David's humble petition for the tongue of the learned, that he might know how to speak a word in season for the glory of God: Take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth. He means, "Lord, let the word of truth be always in my mouth; let me have the wisdom and courage which are necessary to enable me both to use my knowledge for the instruction of… Read the whole commentary →