Psalms 119:100
Above elders I understand more, For Thy precepts I have kept.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
I understand more than the ancients, because I keep thy precepts.
In Context
99Above all my teachers I have acted wisely. For Thy testimonies [are] my meditation.
101From every evil path I restrained my feet, So that I keep Thy word.
Cross References
1 Kings 12:6And king Rehoboam consulteth with the elders who have been standing in the presence of Solomon his father, in his being alive, saying, 'How are ye counselling to answer this people?'
Job 15:9What hast thou known, and we know not? Understandest thou — and it is not with us?
Job 32:4And Elihu hath waited earnestly beside Job with words, for they are older than he in days.
Job 32:9The multitude are not wise, Nor do the aged understand judgment.
Psalms 119:34Cause me to understand, and I keep Thy law, And observe it with the whole heart.
Matthew 7:24'Therefore, every one who doth hear of me these words, and doth do them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house upon the rock;
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:99-101
98 Thou through thy commandments hast made me wiser than mine enemies: for they are ever with me. 99 I have more understanding than all my teachers: for thy testimonies are my meditation. 100 I understand more than the ancients, because I keep thy precepts. We have here an account of David's learning, not that of the Egyptians, but of the Israelites indeed. I. The good method by which he got it. In his youth he minded business in the country as a shepherd; from his youth he minded business in the court and camp.… Read the whole commentary →