Psalms 119:169
May my cry come before You, O LORD; give me understanding according to Your word.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
Let my cry come near before thee, O LORD: give me understanding according to thy word.
In Context
168I obey Your precepts and Your testimonies, for all my ways are before You.
170May my plea come before You; rescue me according to Your promise.
Cross References
1 Chronicles 22:12Above all, may the LORD give you insight and understanding when He puts you in command over Israel, so that you may keep the Law of the LORD your God.
2 Chronicles 30:27Then the priests and the Levites stood to bless the people, and God heard their voice, and their prayer came into His holy dwelling place in heaven.
Psalms 119:34Give me understanding that I may obey Your law, and follow it with all my heart.
Proverbs 2:3if you truly call out to insight and lift your voice to understanding,
James 1:5Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.
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 →