Psalms 119:169
TAV. Let my cry come near before Thee, O LORD; give me understanding according to Thy word.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
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 the LORD give thee discretion and understanding, and give thee charge concerning Israel; that so thou mayest keep the law of the LORD thy God.
2 Chronicles 30:27Then the priests the Levites arose and blessed the people; and their voice was heard of the LORD, and their prayer came up to His holy habitation, even unto heaven.
Psalms 119:34Give me understanding, that I keep Thy law and observe it with my whole heart.
Proverbs 2:3Yea, if thou call for understanding, and lift up thy voice for discernment;
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 →