Psalms 119:100
More than the elders do I possess understanding; because thy precepts do I keep.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
I understand more than the ancients, because I keep thy precepts.
In Context
99Above all my teachers have I obtained intelligence; for thy testimonies are my meditation.
101From every evil path have I withholden my feet, in order that I might observe thy word.
Cross References
1 Kings 12:6Then consulted king Rehobo'am with the old men, that had stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, and said, How do ye advise that I should give an answer to this people?
Job 15:9What knowest thou, that we do not know? what understandest thou, which is not with us?
Job 32:4Now Elihu had held back toward Job [his] words; because the others were older in days than he.
Job 32:9Not those rich in years must be always wise: neither do the aged constantly understand what is just.
Psalms 119:34Give me understanding, that I may keep thy law, and I will observe it with all [my] heart.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:99-101
98 Thou through thy commandments hast made me wiser than mine enemies: for they are ever with me. 99 I have more understanding than all my teachers: for thy testimonies are my meditation. 100 I understand more than the ancients, because I keep thy precepts. We have here an account of David's learning, not that of the Egyptians, but of the Israelites indeed. I. The good method by which he got it. In his youth he minded business in the country as a shepherd; from his youth he minded business in the court and camp.… Read the whole commentary →