Psalms 119:18
Open mine eyes, and I shall behold wondrous things out of thy law.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law.
In Context
17GIMEL. Deal bountifully with thy servant [and] I shall live; and I will keep thy word.
19I am a stranger in the land; hide not thy commandments from me.
Cross References
Psalms 119:96I have seen an end of all perfection: thy commandment is exceeding broad.
Isaiah 29:18And in that day shall the deaf hear the words of the book, and, out of obscurity and out of darkness, the eyes of the blind shall see;
Isaiah 35:5Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf be unstopped;
Matthew 13:13For this cause I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear nor understand;
Matthew 20:33They say to him, Lord, that our eyes may be opened.
Acts 26:18to open their eyes, that they may turn from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive remission of sins and inheritance among them that are sanctified by faith in me.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:18
3. GIMEL. 17 Deal bountifully with thy servant, that I may live, and keep thy word. We are here taught, 1. That we owe our lives to God's mercy. David prays, Deal bountifully with me, that I may live. It was God's bounty that gave us life, that gave us this life; and the same bounty that gave it continues it, and gives all the supports and comforts of it; if these be withheld, we die, or, which is equivalent, our lives are embittered and we become weary of them. If God deals in strict justice with us, we die, we… Read the whole commentary →