Psalms 119:27
Cause me to understand the way of thy precepts, that I may meditate on thy wonders.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
Make me to understand the way of thy precepts: so shall I talk of thy wondrous works.
In Context
26My ways do I relate [to thee], and thou answerest me: teach me thy statutes.
28My soul droppeth away from grief: sustain me according to thy word.
Cross References
Exodus 13:14And it shall be, when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What is this? that thou shalt say unto him, By strength of hand the Lord brought us forth out of Egypt, out of the house of slavery;
Psalms 71:17O God, thou hast taught me from my youth: and hitherto I ever tell of thy wondrous deeds.
Psalms 78:4We will not conceal them from their children, relating to the latest generation the praises of the Lord, and his strength, and his wonderful deeds which he hath done.
Psalms 111:4He hath made a memorial for his wonderful works: gracious and merciful is the Lord.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:27-28
26 I have declared my ways, and thou heardest me: teach me thy statutes. 27 Make me to understand the way of thy precepts: so shall I talk of thy wondrous works. We have here, 1. The great intimacy and freedom that had been between David and his God. David had opened his case, opened his very heart to God: " I have declared my ways, and acknowledged thee in them all, have taken thee along with me in all my designs and enterprises." Thus Jephthah uttered all his words, and Hezekiah spread his letters, before the… Read the whole commentary →