Psalms 119:169
TAV. Let my entreaty come near before thee, O Lord: according to thy word grant me understanding.
Leeser Tanakh
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; because all my ways are before thee.
170Let my supplication come before thee: according to thy promise do thou deliver me.
Cross References
1 Chronicles 22:12Only may the Lord give thee intelligence and understanding, and give thee charge over Israel, so that thou mayest observe the law of the Lord thy God.
2 Chronicles 30:27Then arose the priests the Levites and blessed the people: and their voice was listened to, and their prayer came to His holy dwelling-place, even unto heaven.
Psalms 119:34Give me understanding, that I may keep thy law, and I will observe it with all [my] heart.
Proverbs 2:3For if thou wilt call after intelligence; if after understanding thou wilt lift up thy voice;
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 →