Psalms 119:125
עַבְדְּךָ ־ אָנִי הֲבִינֵנִי וְאֵדְעָה עֵדֹתֶֽיךָ ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
I am thy servant; give me understanding, that I may know thy testimonies.
In Context
124עֲשֵׂה עִם ־ עַבְדְּךָ כְחַסְדֶּךָ וְחֻקֶּיךָ לַמְּדֵֽנִי ׃
126עֵת לַעֲשׂוֹת לַיהוָה הֵפֵרוּ תּוֹרָתֶֽךָ ׃
Cross References
Psalms 86:16פְּנֵה אֵלַי וְחָנֵּנִי תְּנָֽה ־ עֻזְּךָ לְעַבְדֶּךָ וְהוֹשִׁיעָה לְבֶן ־ אֲמָתֶֽךָ ׃
Psalms 119:11בְּלִבִּי צָפַנְתִּי אִמְרָתֶךָ לְמַעַן לֹא אֶֽחֱטָא ־ לָֽךְ ׃
Psalms 119:29דֶּֽרֶךְ ־ שֶׁקֶר הָסֵר מִמֶּנִּי וְֽתוֹרָתְךָ חָנֵּֽנִי ׃
Psalms 119:66טוּב טַעַם וָדַעַת לַמְּדֵנִי כִּי בְמִצְוֺתֶיךָ הֶאֱמָֽנְתִּי ׃
Proverbs 9:10תְּחִלַּת חָכְמָה יִרְאַת יְהוָה וְדַעַת קְדֹשִׁים בִּינָֽה ׃
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:125-126
124 Deal with thy servant according unto thy mercy, and teach me thy statutes. 125 I am thy servant; give me understanding, that I may know thy testimonies. Here is, 1. David's petition for divine instruction: " Teach me thy statutes; give me to know all my duty; when I am in doubt, and know not for certain what is my duty, direct me, and make it plain to me; now that I am afflicted, oppressed, and my eyes are ready to fail for thy salvation, let me know what my duty is in this condition." In difficult times we… Read the whole commentary →