New English Translation
Psalms 119:73
73Your hands made me and formed me. Give me understanding so that I might learn your commands.
Psalms 119:73 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Thy hands have made me and fashioned me: give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments.
- New International Version (NIV)Your hands made me and formed me; give me understanding to learn your commands.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Your hands have made and fashioned me; give me understanding that I may learn your commandments.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Your hands have made me and fashioned me; Give me understanding, that I may learn Your commandments.
Context of Psalms 119:73
71It was good for me to suffer, so that I might learn your statutes. 72The law you have revealed is more important to me than thousands of pieces of gold and silver. י (Yod) Your hands made me and formed me. Give me understanding so that I might learn your commands. 74Your loyal followers will be glad when they see me, for I find hope in your word. 75I know, Lord, that your regulations are just. You disciplined me because of your faithful devotion to me.
Read all of Psalms 119Psalms 119:73 word by word
יָדֶ֣יךָ עָ֭שׂוּנִי וַֽיְכוֹנְנ֑וּנִי הֲ֝בִינֵ֗נִי וְאֶלְמְדָ֥ה מִצְוֹתֶֽיךָ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 119:73
- Psalms 100:3Acknowledge that the Lord is God! He made us and we belong to him; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.
- Psalms 111:10To obey the Lord is the fundamental principle for wise living; all who carry out his precepts acquire good moral insight. He will receive praise forever.
- Psalms 138:8The Lord avenges me. O Lord, your loyal love endures. Do not abandon those whom you have made!
- Psalms 139:14I will give you thanks because your deeds are awesome and amazing. You knew me thoroughly;
- Job 10:8“Your hands have shaped me and made me, but now you destroy me completely.
- Psalms 119:34Give me understanding so that I might observe your law, and keep it with all my heart.
- 1 Chronicles 22:12Only may the Lord give you insight and understanding when he places you in charge of Israel, so you may obey the law of the Lord your God.
- 2 Chronicles 2:12Huram also said, “Worthy of praise is the Lord God of Israel, who made the sky and the earth! He has given David a wise son who has discernment and insight and will build a temple for the Lord, as well as a royal palace for himself.
- Job 32:8But it is a spirit in people, the breath of the Almighty, that makes them understand.
- 2 Timothy 2:7Think about what I am saying and the Lord will give you understanding of all this.
- 1 John 5:20And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us insight to know him who is true, and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. This one is the true God and eternal life.
- James 3:18And the fruit that consists of righteousness is planted in peace among those who make peace.
Commentaries on Psalms 119:73
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 73Thy hands have made me - Thou hast formed the mass out of which I was made; and fashioned me - thou hast given me that particular form that distinguishes me from all thy other creatures. Give me understanding - As thou hast raised me above the beasts that perish in my form and mode of life, teach me that I may live for a higher and nobler end, in loving, serving, and enjoying thee for ever. Show me that I was made for heaven, not for earth.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 73Thy hands have made me - This commences a new division of the psalm, in which each verse begins with the Hebrew letter Jod (י y ) - or “i” - the smallest letter in the Hebrew alphabet, called in Matthew 5:18, “jot;” “one jot or tittle shall in no wise pass from the law.” The words “thy hands have made me” are expressive of the idea that he had been formed or moulded by God - as the “hands” are the instruments by which we do anything. See the notes at Job…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 73-80Verses 73-80 God made us to serve him, and enjoy him; but by sin we have made ourselves unfit to serve him, and to enjoy him. We ought, therefore, continually to beseech him, by his Holy Spirit, to give us understanding. The comforts some have in God, should be matter of joy to others. But it is easy to own, that God's judgments are right, until it comes to be our own case. All supports under affliction must come from mercy and compassion. The mercies of…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 73-76As God’s child, the psalmist asks for divine wisdom.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 7373. As God made, so He can best control, us. So as to Israel, he owed to God his whole internal and external existence (De 32:6).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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