Psalms 119:18
Uncover mine eyes, and I behold wonders out of Thy law.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law.
In Context
17[Gimel.] Confer benefits on Thy servant, I live, and I keep Thy word.
19A sojourner I [am] on earth, Hide not from me Thy commands.
Cross References
Psalms 119:96Of all perfection I have seen an end, Broad [is] Thy command — exceedingly!
Isaiah 29:18And heard in that day have the deaf the words of a book, And out of thick darkness, and out of darkness, The eyes of the blind do see.
Isaiah 35:5Then opened are eyes of the blind, And ears of the deaf are unstopped,
Matthew 13:13'Because of this, in similes do I speak to them, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor understand,
Matthew 20:33they say to him, 'Sir, that our eyes may be opened;'
Acts 26:18to open their eyes, to turn [them] from darkness to light, and [from] the authority of the Adversary unto God, for their receiving forgiveness of sins, and a lot among those having been sanctified, by faith that [is] toward me.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:18
3. GIMEL. 17 Deal bountifully with thy servant, that I may live, and keep thy word. We are here taught, 1. That we owe our lives to God's mercy. David prays, Deal bountifully with me, that I may live. It was God's bounty that gave us life, that gave us this life; and the same bounty that gave it continues it, and gives all the supports and comforts of it; if these be withheld, we die, or, which is equivalent, our lives are embittered and we become weary of them. If God deals in strict justice with us, we die, we… Read the whole commentary →