English Standard Version
Psalms 119:18
18Open my eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of your law.
Psalms 119:18 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law.
- New International Version (NIV)Open my eyes that I may see wonderful things in your law.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Open my eyes, that I may see Wondrous things from Your law.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Open my eyes to see the wonderful truths in your instructions.
Context of Psalms 119:18
16I will delight in your statutes; I will not forget your word. 17Deal bountifully with your servant, that I may live and keep your word. Open my eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of your law. 19I am a sojourner on the earth; hide not your commandments from me! 20My soul is consumed with longing for your rules at all times.
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גַּל־עֵינַ֥י וְאַבִּ֑יטָה נִ֝פְלָא֗וֹת מִתּוֹרָתֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 119:18
- Isaiah 29:10For the Lord has poured out upon you a spirit of deep sleep, and has closed your eyes (the prophets), and covered your heads (the seers).
- Isaiah 32:3Then the eyes of those who see will not be closed, and the ears of those who hear will give attention.
- Isaiah 35:5Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf unstopped;
- Matthew 13:13This is why I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand.
- Matthew 16:17And Jesus answered him, "Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven.
- John 9:39Jesus said, "For judgment I came into this world, that those who do not see may see, and those who see may become blind."
- Acts 26:18to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.'
- 2 Corinthians 3:14But their minds were hardened. For to this day, when they read the old covenant, that same veil remains unlifted, because only through Christ is it taken away.
- 2 Corinthians 4:4In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
- Ephesians 1:17that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him,
- Revelation 3:18I counsel you to buy from me gold refined by fire, so that you may be rich, and white garments so that you may clothe yourself and the shame of your nakedness may not be seen, and salve to anoint your eyes, so that you may see.
- Psalms 119:96I have seen a limit to all perfection, but your commandment is exceedingly broad.
- Hosea 8:12Were I to write for him my laws by the ten thousands, they would be regarded as a strange thing.
- 2 Corinthians 3:13not like Moses, who would put a veil over his face so that the Israelites might not gaze at the outcome of what was being brought to an end.
- Hebrews 8:5They serve a copy and shadow of the heavenly things. For when Moses was about to erect the tent, he was instructed by God, saying, "See that you make everything according to the pattern that was shown you on the mountain."
- Hebrews 10:1For since the law has but a shadow of the good things to come instead of the true form of these realities, it can never, by the same sacrifices that are continually offered every year, make perfect those who draw near.
Commentaries on Psalms 119:18
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18Open thou mine eyes - עיני גל gal eynai, reveal my eyes, illuminate my understanding, take away the veil that is on my heart, and then shall I see wonders in thy law. The Holy Scriptures are plain enough; but the heart of man is darkened by sin. The Bible does not so much need a comment, as the soul does the light of the Holy Spirit. Were it not for the darkness of the human intellect, the things relative to salvation would be easily apprehended.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18Open thou mine eyes - Margin, “Reveal.” So the Septuagint and the Latin Vulgate. The Hebrew word means to be naked; then to make naked, to uncover, to disclose, to reveal. Here it is the same as “uncover;” that is, take away from the eyes what is before them to prevent clear vision. Compare Numbers 22:31; Numbers 24:4, Numbers 24:16. That I may behold wondrous things - Things which are suited to excite wonder and amazement: that is, things which are…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-24Verses 17-24 If God deals in strict justice with us, we all perish. We ought to spend our lives in his service; we shall find true life in keeping his word. Those that would see the wondrous things of God's law and gospel, must beg him to give them understanding, by the light of his Spirit. Believers feel themselves strangers on earth; they fear missing their way, and losing comfort by erring from God's commandments. Every sanctified soul hungers after…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17-18The psalmist wants to live a life full of praise and obedience to please the Lord (Psalms 118:17; 119:25, 77, 116, 144, 175). Only the Lord can remove his enemies and help him understand the wonderful truths in God's teachings.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 17-2017-20. Life is desirable in order to serve God; that we may do so aright, we should seek to have our eyes opened to behold His truth, and earnestly desire fully to understand it.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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