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Psalms 119:125
125I am your servant. Help me to be wise, so that I can understand your rules.
Psalms 119:125 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)I am thy servant; give me understanding, that I may know thy testimonies.
- New International Version (NIV)I am your servant; give me discernment that I may understand your statutes.
- English Standard Version (ESV)I am your servant; give me understanding, that I may know your testimonies!
- New King James Version (NKJV)I am Your servant; Give me understanding, That I may know Your testimonies.
Context of Psalms 119:125
123I have been waiting a long time for you to save me. My eyes have become tired. I am waiting for you to save me, as your true promise has said. 124Please be kind to me, your servant, so that I see your faithful love. Continue to teach me your laws. I am your servant. Help me to be wise, so that I can understand your rules. 126It is time for you to do something, Lord, because people have turned against your Law. 127That is why I love your commands. They are more valuable to me than very pure gold.
Read all of Psalms 119Psalms 119:125 word by word
עַבְדְּךָ־אָ֥נִי הֲבִינֵ֑נִי וְ֝אֵדְעָ֗ה עֵדֹתֶֽיךָ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 119:125
- Psalms 119:94I belong to you. Please save me! I have respected your rules.
- Psalms 86:16Turn to me and be kind to me. I am your servant, so make me strong. Please rescue your slave!
- Psalms 116:16Lord, I really am your servant. I am like a slave in your house. You have saved me from death.
- Romans 6:22But now God has made you free from the power of sin. You have become God's slaves. Many good things come from that, because God is helping you to live in a good way. In the end, the result will be that you will live with him for ever.
- Psalms 119:34Explain your Law to me, then I will obey it. I will always love to do what it says.
- 2 Chronicles 1:7That night, God showed himself to Solomon. God said, ‘Ask me to give you whatever you want.’
- 2 Corinthians 3:5We know that we cannot do this work by ourselves. We never think that. But God makes us able to do it.
- 2 Timothy 2:7Think carefully about what I am saying to you. The Lord will help you to understand all these things.
- James 1:5But maybe you need to know how to be wise. Then ask God to help you. He is ready to give everyone what they need. And he never says that it is wrong to ask. So God will help you to be wise.
- James 3:13Do some of you think that you are wise? Do you think that you are clever? If so, show that you are wise by the way that you live. Be kind to other people. Do things that are good. That is what it means to be wise.
- Psalms 119:11I always keep your message in my mind, so that I do not do anything bad against you.
- Proverbs 9:10If you want to be wise in the way that you live, first you must respect the Lord with fear. If you know God, the Holy One, you will understand what is right.
- Proverbs 14:8A careful person understands what is right and he does it. But a foolish person's silly thoughts deceive him.
Commentaries on Psalms 119:125
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 125I am thy servant - See on Psalm 119:94; (note).Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 125I am thy servant - See the notes at Psalm 116:16. Give me understanding, that I may know thy testimonies - Since I am thy servant, instruct me in the knowledge of thy will. As I desire to obey thee, show me what will be acceptable obedience, or what thou dost require in order to acceptable service. This is a prayer of piety. A man who sincerely desires to obey God will make it a first point to ascertain what is his will, or what will constitute true…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 121-128Verses 121-128 Happy is the man, who, acting upon gospel principles, does justice to all around. Christ our Surety, having paid our debt and ransom, secures all the blessings of salvation to every true believer. The psalmist expects the word of God's righteousness, and no other salvation than what is secured by that word, which cannot fall to the ground. We deserve no favour form God; we are most easy when we cast ourselves upon God's mercy, and refer…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 125Simply possessing God’s law does not provide any benefits. The psalmist knows that only as the Lord gives discernment will he understand it.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 121-126121-126. On the grounds of his integrity, desire for God's word, and covenant relation to Him, the servant of God may plead for His protecting care against the wicked, gracious guidance to the knowledge of truth, and His effective vindication of the righteous and their cause, which is also His own.Read the comment
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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
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