Psalms 119:169
TAU. Let my cry come near before thee, O LORD: give me understanding according to thy word.
Webster Bible
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 before thee: deliver me according to thy word.
Cross References
1 Chronicles 22:12Only the LORD give thee wisdom and understanding, and give thee charge concerning Israel, that thou mayest keep the law of the LORD thy God.
2 Chronicles 30:27Then the priests the Levites arose and blessed the people: and their voice was heard, and their prayer ascended to his holy dwelling-place, even to heaven.
Psalms 119:34Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yes, I shall observe it with my whole heart.
Proverbs 2:3Yes, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding;
James 1:5If any of you lacketh wisdom, let him ask of God, who giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given to 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 →