Psalms 119:144
The justice of thine ordinances is everlasting; Give me understanding, and I shall live!
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
The righteousness of thy testimonies is everlasting: give me understanding, and I shall live.
In Context
143Trouble and anguish have taken hold of me, But thy laws are my delight.
145I cry to thee with my whole heart; Hear me, O LORD! that I may keep thy statutes.
Cross References
Psalms 19:9The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring for ever; The judgments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether.
Psalms 119:34Give me understanding, that I may keep thy law; That I may observe it with my whole heart!
Psalms 119:73Thy hands have made and fashioned me; Give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments!
Psalms 119:151Yet thou art near, O LORD! And all thy commandments are truth!
Psalms 119:169Let my prayer come near before thee, O LORD! According to thy promise, give me understanding!
Proverbs 7:2Keep my commandments and live! Yea, my teaching, as the apple of thine eye!
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 →