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Psalms 119:130
130Your message brings light to people, when they understand it. It helps ordinary people to become wise.
Psalms 119:130 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple.
- New International Version (NIV)The unfolding of your words gives light; it gives understanding to the simple.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The unfolding of your words gives light; it imparts understanding to the simple.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The entrance of Your words gives light; It gives understanding to the simple.
Context of Psalms 119:130
128So I carefully obey your teaching. I hate everything that is false. 129Your laws are wonderful, Lord! So I obey them. Your message brings light to people, when they understand it. It helps ordinary people to become wise. 131I want very much to know your commands, like a thirsty dog needs water to drink. 132Turn towards me and be kind to me, as you always do for those who serve you.
Read all of Psalms 119Psalms 119:130 word by word
פֵּ֖תַח דְּבָרֶ֥יךָ יָאִ֗יר מֵבִ֥ין פְּתָיִֽים׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 119:130
- Psalms 119:105Your word is like a lamp that shines as my guide. It shows me the right way to live.
- Proverbs 6:23Their commands and their teaching are like a lamp that gives you light. When they warn you that you are doing wrong things, that helps you to live well.
- Isaiah 8:20When they say that to you, remember my teaching. Tell them what I have said will happen. People who talk like that are completely in the dark. There is no truth in what they say.
- Luke 1:77You will tell God's people how God can save them. They have done wrong things but God will forgive them.
- Acts 26:18You will help them to understand what is really true. They are like people who live in the dark. Teach them what is true about me. Then they will be like people who live in the light. Now Satan has power over them. Lead them from there into God's kingdom. Then God will forgive them for the wrong things that they have done. Because they believe in me, God will accept them as his own people.” ’
- 2 Corinthians 4:4Those people do not accept God's good news. The god of this world has confused their minds. They cannot see the light that the good news brings. That message teaches about the great power of Christ, who shows us exactly what God is like.
- Ephesians 5:13But when God's light shines on something, people can see clearly its true nature.
- 2 Peter 1:19As well as that, we have the prophets' messages from long ago. They also show us very clearly that these things are true. The prophets' words are like a light that shines in a dark place. That light continues to shine in the dark until the dawn comes. So you need to think about those messages carefully. Then the morning star will rise and it will bring light deep inside you.
- Psalms 19:7The law of the Lord is perfect. It makes us strong again. We can trust what the Lord teaches us. He helps ordinary people to be wise.
- Proverbs 1:4They can cause even silly people to become clever. They teach young people what they should know, so that they can live well.
- Proverbs 9:4She says to foolish people, ‘Come here to me.’ She says to people who do not understand what is right,
- Romans 16:18People who are like that are not servants of our Lord Christ. Instead, they are doing the things which please themselves. They speak words that seem very nice, but they deceive people who easily accept a false message.
- 2 Timothy 3:15Even when you were a child, you already knew the message of the Bible. The Bible has taught you how you can be truly wise. You understand that God saves you because you believe in Christ Jesus.
Commentaries on Psalms 119:130
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 130The entrance of thy words giveth light - The Septuagint translates this, “the manifestation (or declaration) - ̔ ́ hē dēlōsis - of thy words enlightens.” So the Vulgate. Luther renders it, “When thy word is revealed, so it delivers us, and makes the simple wise.” DeWette, “The opening (revelation) of thy word,” etc. The Hebrew word - פתח pethach - means an “opening” or “entrance” - as of a gate, Joshua 20:4; Judges 9:35; and then “a door,” as of a tent…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 129-136Verses 129-136 The wonders of redeeming love will fix the heart in adoration of them. The Scriptures show us what we were, what we are, and what we shall be. They show us the mercy and the justice of the Lord, the joys of heaven, and the pains of hell. Thus they give to the simple, in a few days, understanding of those matters, which philosophers for ages sought in vain. The believer, wearied with the cares of life and his conflicts with sin, pants for…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 129-136Pe (פ) is the seventeenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet and marks the beginning of the next section of this psalm. The psalmist prays earnestly for God to speak to him as he suffers from his adversities.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 130130. The entrance--literally, "opening"; God's words, as an open door, let in light, or knowledge. Rather, as Hengstenberg explains it, "The opening up," or, "explanation of thy word." To the natural man the doors of God's Word are shut. Lu 24:27, 31; Ac 17:3; Ep 1:18, confirm this view, "opening (that is, explaining) and alleging," &c. unto the simple--those needing or desiring it (compare Psa 19:7).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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