Psalms 119:18
Open my eyes that I may see wondrous things from Your law.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law.
In Context
17Deal bountifully with Your servant, that I may live and keep Your word.
19I am a stranger on the earth; do not hide Your commandments from me.
Cross References
Psalms 119:96I have seen a limit to all perfection, but Your commandment is without limit.
Isaiah 29:18On that day the deaf will hear the words of the scroll, and out of the deep darkness the eyes of the blind will see.
Isaiah 35:5Then the eyes of the blind will be opened and the ears of the deaf unstopped.
Matthew 13:13This is why I speak to them in parables: ‘Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand.’
Matthew 20:33“Lord,” they answered, “let our eyes be opened.”
Acts 26:18to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those sanctified by faith in Me.’
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:18
3. GIMEL. 17 Deal bountifully with thy servant, that I may live, and keep thy word. We are here taught, 1. That we owe our lives to God's mercy. David prays, Deal bountifully with me, that I may live. It was God's bounty that gave us life, that gave us this life; and the same bounty that gave it continues it, and gives all the supports and comforts of it; if these be withheld, we die, or, which is equivalent, our lives are embittered and we become weary of them. If God deals in strict justice with us, we die, we… Read the whole commentary →