Psalms 119:144
Righteous are thy testimonies for everlasting: give me understanding, that I may live.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
The righteousness of thy testimonies is everlasting: give me understanding, and I shall live.
In Context
143Distress and trouble have overtaken me: [yet] are thy commandments my delights.
145KOPH. I have called with all my heart: answer me, O Lord: thy statutes will I keep.
Cross References
Psalms 19:9(19:10) The fear of the Lord is pure, enduring for ever: the ordinances of the Lord are the truth, they are just altogether.
Psalms 119:34Give me understanding, that I may keep thy law, and I will observe it with all [my] heart.
Psalms 119:73YOD. Thy hands have made me and established me: give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments.
Psalms 119:151Near art thou, O Lord; and all thy commandments are the truth.
Psalms 119:169TAV. Let my entreaty come near before thee, O Lord: according to thy word grant me understanding.
Proverbs 7:2Observe my commandments, and live: and my teaching as the apple of thy eyes.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:144-145
143 Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me: yet thy commandments are my delights. 144 The righteousness of thy testimonies is everlasting: give me understanding, and I shall live. These two verses are almost a repetition of the two foregoing verses, but with improvement. 1. David again professes his constant adherence to God and his duty, notwithstanding the many difficulties and discouragements he met with. He had said ( v. 141 ), I am small and despised, and yet adhere to my duty. Here he finds himself not… Read the whole commentary →