Charles Ellicott Commentary Psalms 119:27

"Make me to understand the way of thy precepts: So shall I meditate on thy wondrous works." — Psalms 119:27 (ASV)

Make me to understand. —Only the Israelite truly loyal to the covenant was considered worthy to inquire into the marvels of the dealings of God. (See Psalm 106:2, Note.) Perhaps we might extend the thought so far as to say that a true historical insight is possible only to one whose moral sense is rightly trained and directed.