Psalms 119:99
I understand more than my teachers do, because I ◄meditate on/think about► ◄your requirements/what you have instructed us to do►.
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
I have more understanding than all my teachers: for thy testimonies are my meditation.
In Context
Cross References
Deuteronomy 4:6Obey them faithfully because, if you do that, you will show the people of other nations that you are very wise. When they hear about all these laws, they will say, ‘The people of this great nation of Israel are certainly very wise [DOU]!’
1 Chronicles 15:11David summoned the priests Zadok and Abiathar and these other descendants of Levi: Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel, and Amminadab.
2 Chronicles 30:22Hezekiah thanked all the descendants of Levi for doing this work for Yahweh, and for very skillfully leading the people who were worshiping. For those seven days the people ate the Passover food and brought offerings to maintain fellowship with Yahweh and praised Yahweh, the God whom their ancestors belonged to/had worshiped.
Psalms 119:24I am delighted with ◄your requirements/what you have instructed us to do►; it is as though they are my advisors.
Jeremiah 8:8Your men who teach you the laws that Moses wrote have been saying false things about those laws. So, why [RHQ] do they continue saying, “We are very wise because we have the laws of Yahweh”?
Matthew 13:11He answered us saying, “God [EUP/MTY] is revealing to you what he did not reveal before, about how he wants to rule over people’s lives. But he has not revealed it to others.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:99-101
98 Thou through thy commandments hast made me wiser than mine enemies: for they are ever with me. 99 I have more understanding than all my teachers: for thy testimonies are my meditation. 100 I understand more than the ancients, because I keep thy precepts. We have here an account of David's learning, not that of the Egyptians, but of the Israelites indeed. I. The good method by which he got it. In his youth he minded business in the country as a shepherd; from his youth he minded business in the court and camp.… Read the whole commentary →