Psalms 119:34
Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart.
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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771
Gill's Exposition
Incline my heart unto thy testimonies,.... To read the word of God, to hear it opened and explained, to observe and keep the things contained in it; to which there is a disinclination in men…
Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Barnes' Notes
Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law - Give me right views of it, of its nature and obligation. It is not a prayer that God would give him the faculty of understanding or intelligence; but…
Here, I. David prays earnestly that God himself would be his teacher; he had prophets, and wise men, and priests, about him, and was himself well instructed in the law of God, yet he begs to be taught…
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