Psalms 119:144
Righteous are thy testimonies, unto times age-abiding, Give me understanding, that I may live.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
The righteousness of thy testimonies is everlasting: give me understanding, and I shall live.
In Context
143Straitness and distress, have befallen me, Thy commandments, are my dear delights.
145[KOPH.] I have cried out with all my heart, answer me, O Yahweh; Thy statutes, will I observe.
Cross References
Psalms 19:9The, reverence of Yahweh, is clean, Enduring evermore,—The, decisions of Yahweh, are faithful, They are righteous, altogether:
Psalms 119:34Give me understanding, that I may observe thy law, that I may keep it with a whole heart.
Psalms 119:73[YODH.] Thine own hands, have made me, and formed me. Give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments.
Psalms 119:151Near art thou, O Yahweh, and, all thy commandments, are truth.
Psalms 119:169[TAU] Let my shouting come near before thee, O Yahweh, According to thy word, give me understanding.
Proverbs 7:2Keep my commandments and live, and mine instruction, as the pupil 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 →