Psalms 119:169
[TAU] Let my shouting come near before thee, O Yahweh, According to thy word, give me understanding.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Let my cry come near before thee, O LORD: give me understanding according to thy word.
In Context
168I have kept thy precepts, and thy testimonies, For, all my ways, are before thee.
170Let my supplication come in before thee, According to thy word, deliver me.
Cross References
1 Chronicles 22:12Only Yahweh give thee discretion and understanding, and give thee charge over Israel,—so that thou take heed unto the law of Yahweh thy God.
2 Chronicles 30:27Then rose up the priests the Levites, and blessed the people, and there was a hearkening unto their voice,—and their prayer entered into his holy dwelling-place, even into the heavens.
Psalms 119:34Give me understanding, that I may observe thy law, that I may keep it with a whole heart.
Proverbs 2:3Yea if, for understanding, thou cry aloud, for knowledge, utter thy voice;
James 1:5But, if any of you is sinning short of wisdom, let him be asking of God, Who giveth unto all freely and upbraideth not, and it shall be given him;
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:168-169
167 My soul hath kept thy testimonies; and I love them exceedingly. 168 I have kept thy precepts and thy testimonies: for all my ways are before thee. David's conscience here witnesses for him, I. That his practices were good. 1. He loved God's testimonies, he loved them exceedingly. Our love to the word of God must be a superlative love (we must love it better than the wealth and pleasure of this world), and it must be a victorious love, such as will subdue and mortify our lusts and extirpate carnal affections.… Read the whole commentary →