Psalms 119:18
Open my eyes, that I see wondrous things out of your law.
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law.
In Context
17Grant that your servant may live, and I will observe your word.
19But a guest am I on the earth: hide not your commandments from me.
Cross References
Psalms 119:96I have seen a limit to all things: but your commandment is spacious exceedingly.
Matthew 13:13That is why I speak to them in parables, because, though they have eyes, they do not see, and though they have ears, they do not hear or understand.
Matthew 20:33“Master,” they replied, “we want our eyes to be opened.”
Acts 26:18to open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God; so that they may receive pardon for their sins, and a place among those who have become God’s people, 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 →