Psalms 119:73
71 It was good for me to be afflicted, that I might learn Your statutes.
72 The law from Your mouth is more precious to me than thousands of pieces of gold and silver.
Your hands have made me and fashioned me; give me understanding to learn Your commandments.
74 May those who fear You see me and rejoice, for I have hoped in Your word.
75 I know, O LORD, that Your judgments are righteous, and that in faithfulness You have afflicted me.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Your hands have made me and fashioned me; give me understanding to learn Your commandments.
- KJV
- Thy hands have made me and fashioned me: give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments.
- WEB
- Your hands have made me and formed me. Give me understanding, that I may learn your commandments.
- ASV
- Thy hands have made me and fashioned me: Give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments.
- DARBY
- YOD. Thy hands have made me and fashioned me: give me understanding, and I will learn thy commandments.
- BLB
- Your hands have made me and established me; give me understanding to learn Your commandments.
- ÅB
- Dine hender har skapt meg og gjort meg; gi meg forstand, for at jeg må lære dine bud!
- OTB
- Dine hender har skapt meg og formet meg;
Gi meg forstand, så jeg kan lære dine bud. - B1930
- Dine hender har skapt mig og gjort mig; gi mig forstand, forat jeg må lære dine bud!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 139:14–16
I praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Marvelous are Your works, and I know this very well.
Read in contextJob 31:15
Did not He who made me in the womb also make them? Did not the same One form us in the womb?
Read in contextPsalms 138:8
The LORD will fulfill His purpose for me. O LORD, Your loving devotion endures forever— do not abandon the works of Your hands.
Read in contextPsalms 111:10
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow His precepts gain rich understanding. His praise endures forever!
Read in context2 Timothy 2:7
Consider what I am saying, for the Lord will give you insight into all things.
Read in contextPsalms 119:125
I am Your servant; give me understanding, that I may know Your testimonies.
Read in contextJob 32:8
But there is a spirit in a man, the breath of the Almighty, that gives him understanding.
Read in context1 John 5:20
And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true—in His Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.
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