Psalms 119:34 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart. ”

Psalms 119:34 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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;...
Psalms 119:34 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yea, I shall observe it with [my] whole (b) heart. (b) Not only in outward conversation, but also with inward affection.
Psalms 119:34 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

CXIX. Praise of the Law. This is the longest and most artificial Ps. in the whole collection. It is divided into twenty-two strophes, each beginning with one of the twenty-two letters of the Heb. a...
Psalms 119:34 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

34. Make me to understand We are here informed that true wisdom consists in being wise according to the law of God, that it may preserve us in fear and obedience to him. In asking God to con...
Psalms 119:34 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 700 WISDOM OF TRUE PIETY Psalms 119:34 . Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart. A SPIRITUAL discernment essentially differs fr...
Psalms 119:34 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart. With my whole heart - I will not trifle with my God, I will not divide my affections with the world; Go...
Psalms 119:34 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart. Give me understanding - a frequent prayer of the godly ( Psalms 119:73 ). The Lord alone giveth i...
Psalms 119:34 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The longest Ps. and the best example of an alphabetical Ps. There are in it twenty-two stanzas; each of the 8 vv. of each stanza commences with the same Hebrew letter. The subject is practically the...
Psalms 119:34 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 119:1-176 IT is lost labour to seek for close continuity or progress in this psalm. One thought pervades it-the surpassing excellence of the Law; and the beauty and power of the psalm lie i...
Psalms 119:34 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Love for God's Commands Psalms 119:33-48 Twice over the psalmist says, “thy commandments which I have loved,” and then proceeds to give the key to perfect love of them in the words, “I will me...
Psalms 119:34 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Any dealing with this psalm must necessarily be general and not particular. It has been called the psalm of the Law, not inaccurately; but the term, "The Law," should be understood in its widest sign...
Psalms 119:34 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

HE. How very beautiful is this portion of the psalm, considered as descriptive of the work of the Holy Ghost. It is his blessed province, and from his great love to the persons of Christ's people, h...
Psalms 119:34 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law ,.... A spiritual understanding; an understanding of the law, the perfection, purity, holiness, and spirituality of it; an understanding of the Gospel...
Psalms 119:34 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yea, I shall observe it with [my] whole heart. Ver. 34. Give me understanding ] We can neither know nor do God's will without divine light and aid,...
Psalms 119:34 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

HE. Psalms 119:33 . Teach me, &c., and I will keep it Or, that I may keep it; that I may persevere; for apostacy proceeds from the want of wisdom and understanding; unto the end Hebre...
Psalms 119:34 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

5. HE. 33 Teach me, O L ORD , the way of thy statutes; and I shall keep it unto the end. 34 Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law...
Psalms 119:34 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

No text from Poole on this verse.
Psalms 119:34 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

INTRODUCTION 1. Date and authorship. Some ascribe the authorship to “David, before his accession to the kingdom, in exile and peril ( Psalms 119:9 ; Psalms 119:23 ; Psalms 119:46 ; Psalms 119:141...
Psalms 119:34 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Psalms 119:33-34 There were two thoughts in the Psalmist's mind: I. That there was something in the world which he must learn and would learn, for everything in this life and the next depended on...
Psalms 119:34 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

By the help of God's Holy Spirit, this psalm may serve for the purposes of self-examination, for we may ask ourselves as we read, «Do I feel in that way? Are my prayers like those of this good man? I...
Psalms 119:34 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

That David was the author of this psalm, no one ever doubted. It is divided into twenty two octo-distichs, having a letter of the Hebrew alphabet at the head of each distich; and the couplets are mos...
Psalms 119:34 - The Biblical Illustrator

Teach me, O Lord, the way of Thy statutes; and I shall keep it unto the end. Ethical instruction I. Ethical instruction is instruction in duty. There is no knowledge so important as the knowled...
Psalms 119:34 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION This is an "alphabetic psalm" of a more stringent character than any other. It consists of twenty-two stanzas, each of eight verses, every verse in each stanza beginning with its own...
Psalms 119:34 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

He. The Constancy of the Believer Upheld and Nourished by God's Word.
Psalms 119:34 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Deuteronomy 4:6 ; James 1:25 ; James 1:5 ; James 2:8-12 ; James 3:13-18 ; James 4:11 ; Job 28:28 ; John 7:17 ; Matthew 5:19 ; Matthew 7:24 ; Proverbs 2:5 ; Proverbs 2:6 ; Psalms 111:10 ;...

Psalms 119:34 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Psalms 119:34 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Psalms 119:34 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 119:34 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 119:34 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Psalms 119:34 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Psalms 119:34 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Psalms 119:34 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 119:34 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 119:34 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Psalms 119:34 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Psalms 119:34 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Psalms 119:34 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Psalms 119:34 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 119:34 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 119:34 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Psalms 119:34 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Psalms 119:34 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Psalms 119:34 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Psalms 119:34 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 119:34 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 119:34 - The Biblical Illustrator

Psalms 119:34 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 119:34 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Psalms 119:34 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge