Psalms 119:26
I told of my ways, and Thou didst answer me; teach me Thy statutes.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
I have declared my ways, and thou heardest me: teach me thy statutes.
In Context
25DALETH. My soul cleaveth unto the dust; quicken Thou me according to Thy word.
27Make me to understand the way of Thy precepts, that I may talk of Thy wondrous works.
Cross References
1 Kings 8:36then hear Thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of Thy servants, and of Thy people Israel, when Thou teachest them the good way wherein they should walk; and send rain upon Thy land, which Thou hast given to Thy people for an inheritance.
2 Kings 20:3'Remember now, O LORD, I beseech Thee, how I have walked before Thee in truth and with a whole heart, and have done that which is good in Thy sight.' And Hezekiah wept sore.
Psalms 25:4Show me Thy ways, O LORD; teach me Thy paths.
Psalms 27:11Teach me Thy way, O LORD; and lead me in an even path, because of them that lie in wait for me.
Psalms 38:18(38-19) For I do declare mine iniquity; I am full of care because of my sin.
Psalms 86:11Teach me, O LORD, Thy way, that I may walk in Thy truth; make one my heart to fear Thy name.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:26
4. DALETH. 25 My soul cleaveth unto the dust: quicken thou me according to thy word. Here is, I. David's complaint. We should have thought his soul soaring to heaven; but he says himself, My soul not only rolls in the dust, but cleaves to the dust, which is a complaint either, 1. Of his corruptions, his inclination to the world and the body (both which are dust), and that which follows upon it, a deadness to holy duties. When he would do good evil was present with him. God intimated that Adam was not only mortal,… Read the whole commentary →