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Understanding Fuels Obedience
The psalmist's prayer is not for intellectual power, but for a spiritual insight into God's law. Commentators explain that true understanding is the engine of obedience. When we grasp the goodness and wisdom of God's commands, our hearts are moved to follow them. Without this God-given understanding, any outward religious practice is shallow and unlikely to last.
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Albert Barnes
On Psalms 119:34
18th Century
Theologian
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 …
Charles Spurgeon
On Psalm 119:33–34
19th Century
Preacher
And I shall keep it unto the end. Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart.
Tha…
John Calvin
On Psalms 119:34
16th Century
Theologian
Make me to understand. We are informed here that true wisdom consists in being wise according to the law of God, so that it may preserve u…
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John Gill
On Psalms 119:34
17th Century
Pastor
Give me understanding, and I shall keep your law
A spiritual understanding; an understanding of the law, the perfect…
Matthew Henry
On Psalms 119:33–40
17th Century
Minister
Teach me your statutes, not the mere words, but the way of applying them to myself. God, by his Spirit, gives a right understanding. But the Spirit…