Psalms 119:144
The righteousness of thy testimonies is everlasting: give me understanding, and I shall live.
King James Version
In Context
143Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me: yet thy commandments are my delights.
145I cried with my whole heart; hear me, O LORD: I will keep thy statutes.
Cross References
Psalms 19:9The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether.
Psalms 119:34Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart.
Psalms 119:73Thy hands have made me and fashioned me: give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments.
Psalms 119:151Thou art near, O LORD; and all thy commandments are truth.
Psalms 119:169Let my cry come near before thee, O LORD: give me understanding according to thy word.
Proverbs 7:2Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of thine eye.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:144-145
143 Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me: yet thy commandments are my delights. 144 The righteousness of thy testimonies is everlasting: give me understanding, and I shall live. These two verses are almost a repetition of the two foregoing verses, but with improvement. 1. David again professes his constant adherence to God and his duty, notwithstanding the many difficulties and discouragements he met with. He had said ( v. 141 ), I am small and despised, and yet adhere to my duty. Here he finds himself not… Read the whole commentary →