Psalms 119:18
Open mine eies, that I may see the wonders of thy Lawe.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law.
In Context
17GIMEL. Be beneficiall vnto thy seruant, that I may liue and keepe thy woorde.
19I am a stranger vpon earth: hide not thy commandements from me.
Cross References
Psalms 119:96I haue seene an ende of all perfection: but thy commandement is exceeding large.
Isaiah 29:18And in that day shall the deafe heare the wordes of the booke, and the eyes of the blinde shall see out of obscuritie, and out of darkenesse.
Isaiah 35:5Then shall the eyes of the blinde be lightened, and the eares of the deafe be opened.
Matthew 13:13Therefore speake I to them in parables, because they seeing, doe not see: and hearing, they heare not, neither vnderstand.
Matthew 20:33They saide to him, Lord, that our eyes may be opened.
Acts 26:18To open their eyes, that they may turne from darknes to light, and from the power of Satan vnto God, that they may receiue forgiuenes of sinnes, and inheritance among them, which are sanctified by fayth 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 →