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Psalms 119:130
130The unfolding of your words gives light; it gives understanding to the simple.
Psalms 119:130 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)The teaching of your word gives light, so even the simple can understand.
Context of Psalms 119:130
128and because I consider all your precepts right, I hate every wrong path. 129Your statutes are wonderful; therefore I obey them. The unfolding of your words gives light; it gives understanding to the simple. 131I open my mouth and pant, longing for your commands. 132Turn to me and have mercy on me, as you always do to those who love your name.
Read all of Psalms 119Psalms 119:130 word by word
פֵּ֖תַח דְּבָרֶ֥יךָ יָאִ֗יר מֵבִ֥ין פְּתָיִֽים׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 119:130
- Psalms 119:105Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path.
- Proverbs 6:23For this command is a lamp, this teaching is a light, and correction and instruction are the way to life,
- Isaiah 8:20Consult God’s instruction and the testimony of warning. If anyone does not speak according to this word, they have no light of dawn.
- Luke 1:77to give his people the knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins,
- Acts 26:18to open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’
- 2 Corinthians 4:4The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel that displays the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
- Ephesians 5:13But everything exposed by the light becomes visible—and everything that is illuminated becomes a light.
- 2 Peter 1:19We also have the prophetic message as something completely reliable, and you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a light shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.
- Psalms 19:7The law of the Lord is perfect, refreshing the soul. The statutes of the Lord are trustworthy, making wise the simple.
- Proverbs 1:4for giving prudence to those who are simple, knowledge and discretion to the young—
- Proverbs 9:4“Let all who are simple come to my house!” To those who have no sense she says,
- Romans 16:18For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the minds of naive people.
- 2 Timothy 3:15and how from infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith 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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