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Psalms 119:169
169Listen to me, Lord, as I call to you for help! Help me to understand your word.
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
167I will continue to obey your rules, because I love them so much. 168I obey your commands and your teaching, because you know everything that I do. Listen to me, Lord, as I call to you for help! Help me to understand your word. 170I ask you to be kind to me, so please listen! Keep me safe, as you have promised to do. 171I will always speak aloud to praise you, because you teach me your rules.
Read all of Psalms 119Psalms 119:169 word by word
תִּקְרַ֤ב רִנָּתִ֣י לְפָנֶ֣יךָ יְהוָ֑ה כִּדְבָרְךָ֥ הֲבִינֵֽנִי׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 119:169
- Psalms 119:145With my whole being, I call to you, ‘Answer me, Lord! I will obey your commands.’
- Psalms 18:6In my trouble, I prayed to the Lord. I called to my God to help me. He heard my voice from his home in heaven. My prayer reached his ears.
- 2 Chronicles 30:27The priests and the Levites stood up and they asked God to bless the people. Their prayers reached the Lord's home in heaven, and he did what they asked for.
- Psalms 119:144Your rules are always fair. Help me to understand them, so that I may find true life.
- 1 Chronicles 22:12I also pray that the Lord will make you wise so that you understand things properly. I pray that you will obey the Law of the Lord your God as you rule over Israel.
- 2 Chronicles 1:10So please give me wisdom and knowledge, so that I can be a good leader of these people. I will only be able to rule this great nation of your people if you do that for me.’
- Proverbs 2:3Yes, always try to learn what is right. Never stop trying to understand.
- Daniel 2:21He makes things happen at the right time. He gives to some kings authority to rule. And he takes that authority away from other kings. He causes some people to become wise. He helps people to understand the things that they learn.
- 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.
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
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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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