Psalms 119:169

Psalms 119:169 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Let my cry come near before thee, O Lord: give me understanding according to thy word.
• New International Version (NIV)May my cry come before you, Lord; give me understanding according to your word.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Let my cry come before you, O Lord; give me understanding according to your word!
• New King James Version (NKJV)Let my cry come before You, O Lord; Give me understanding according to Your word.

Context of Psalms 119:169

167My soul hath kept thy testimonies, and I love them exceedingly. 168I have kept thy precepts and thy testimonies; for all my ways are before thee. TAU. Let my cry come near before thee, Jehovah: give me understanding according to thy word. 170Let my supplication come before thee: deliver me according to thy *word. 171My lips shall pour forth praise when thou hast taught me thy statutes.

Psalms 119:169 word by word

תִּקְרַ֤ב רִנָּתִ֣י לְפָנֶ֣יךָ יְהוָ֑ה כִּדְבָרְךָ֥ הֲבִינֵֽנִי׃Read the interlinear

• cryרִנָּהrinnâh · cryH7440
• giveבִּיןbîyn · to understandH995
• wordדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697

Cross-references for Psalms 119:169

• Psalms 119:145KOPH. I have called with [my] whole heart; answer me, O Jehovah: I will observe thy statutes.
• Psalms 18:6In my distress I called upon Jehovah, and I cried out to my God; he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, into his ears.
• 2 Chronicles 30:27And the priests the Levites arose and blessed the people; and their voice was heard, and their prayer came up to his holy habitation, to the heavens.
• Psalms 119:144The righteousness of thy testimonies is for ever: give me understanding, and I shall live.
• 1 Chronicles 22:12Only, Jehovah give thee wisdom and understanding, and place thee over Israel, and to keep the law of Jehovah thy God.
• 2 Chronicles 1:10Give me now wisdom and knowledge, that I may go out and come in before this people; for who can judge this thy great people?
• Proverbs 2:3yea, if thou criest after discernment [and] liftest up thy voice to understanding;
• Daniel 2:21And it is he that changeth times and seasons; He deposeth kings, and setteth up kings; He giveth wisdom to the wise, And knowledge to them that know understanding.
• James 1:5But if any one of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all freely and reproaches not, and it shall be given to him:

Commentaries on Psalms 119:169

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 169Let my cry come near before thee, O Lord - This commences a new division of the psalm, indicated by the last letter of the Hebrew alphabet, the letter Tau (ט ṭ ), corresponding to our “t,” or “th.” The petition here is, that his prayer might be heard; that it might come into the very presence of God; that there might be no obstructions to its reaching where God was. Let nothing from my unworthiness, from my past sins, from my ignorance, prevent its…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 169-176Verses 169-176 The psalmist desired grace and strength to lift up his prayers, and that the Lord would receive and notice them. He desired to know more of God in Christ; to know more of the doctrines of the word, and the duties of religion. He had a deep sense of unworthiness, and holy fear that his prayer should not come before God; Lord, what I pray for is, what thou hast promised. We have learned nothing to purpose, if we have not learned to praise…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 169-176Taw (ת) is the twenty-second letter of the Hebrew alphabet. It marks the beginning of the next section of this psalm. God's servant asks the Lord for help one last time. He still feels like a lost sheep.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 169-170169-170. The prayer for understanding of the truth precedes that for deliverance. The fulfilment of the first is the basis of the fulfilment of the second (Psa 90:11-17). On the terms "cry" and "supplication" (compare Psa 6:9; 17:1).Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 119:169

• Wisdom

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Commentaries on Psalms 119

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings