Psalms 119:169
Let my prayer come near before thee, O LORD! According to thy promise, give me understanding!
Noyes 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 keep thy precepts and thine ordinances; For all my ways are before thee.
170Let my supplication come before thee; O deliver me according to thy promise!
Cross References
Psalms 119:34Give me understanding, that I may keep thy law; That I may observe it with my whole heart!
Proverbs 2:3For if thou wilt call aloud to knowledge, And lift up thy voice to understanding,—
James 1:5But if any one of you is wanting in wisdom, let him ask of God, who giveth to all liberally, and upbraideth not; and it will be given 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 →