Psalms 119:27

Make me to understand the way of thy precepts: so shall I talk of thy wondrous works.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
understand	הֲבִינֵ֑נִי ha.vi.Ne.ni	H995	to separate mentally (or distinguish) · verb, hiphil imperative, 2nd person masculine singular + pronominal suffix
way	דֶּֽרֶךְ de.rekh-	H1870	a road (as trodden) · noun, common both genders singular construct
precepts	פִּקּוּדֶ֥יךָ pi.ku.Dei.cha	H6490	properly · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
talk	וְ֝אָשִׂ֗יחָה ve.'a.Si.chah	H7878	to ponder · conjunction + verb, qal infinitive construct, 1st person common singular
works	בְּנִפְלְאוֹתֶֽיךָ be.nif.le.'o.Tei.kha	H6381	properly · preposition + verb, niphal active participle, feminine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

Psalms 145:5-6 I will speak of the glorious honour of thy majesty, and of thy wondrous works.
Psalms 105:2 Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him: talk ye of all his wondrous works.
Psalms 71:17 O God, thou hast taught me from my youth: and hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works.
Revelation 15:3 And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty;…
Psalms 78:4 We will not hide them from their children, shewing to the generation to come the praises of the LORD, and his strength, and his wonderful wo…
Psalms 111:4 He hath made his wonderful works to be remembered: the LORD is gracious and full of compassion.
Acts 2:11 Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God.
Exodus 13:14-15 And it shall be when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What is this? that thou shalt say unto him, By strength of hand the LORD b…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:26-27

We have here, 1. The great intimacy and freedom that had been between David and his God. David had opened his case, opened his very heart to God: "I have declared my ways, and acknowledged thee in them all, have taken thee along with me in all my designs and enterprises." Thus Jephthah uttered all his words, and Hezekiah spread his letters, before the Lord. "I have declared my ways, my wants, and burdens, and troubles, that I meet with in my way, or my sins, my by-ways (I have made an ingenuous confession of them), and thou heardest me, heardest patiently all I had to say, and tookedst cognizance of my case." It is an unspeakable comfort to a gracious soul to think with what tenderness all i…

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John Gill on Psalms 119:27

Make me to understand the way of thy precepts,.... The meaning of them, to have a more comprehensive, clear, and distinct knowledge of them; and to be led into the way they direct unto, and walk therein; so shall I talk of thy wondrous works; the works of creation, providence, redemption, and grace; with more knowledge and understanding, with more spirit and cheerfulness, with more readiness and liberty, more to his own satisfaction, and for the good of others: or, "meditate on thy wondrous works" (z); being in the ways of God, and freed from the distractions of the world and business of it. (z) "meditabor", Pagninus, Montanus, Gejerus, Michaelis; "ut mediter", Junius & Tremellius, Cocceiu…

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John Calvin on Psalms 119:25-32

Psalm 119:25-32 d 25. My soul cleaveth to the dust: quicken me according to thy word. d 26. I have declared my ways, and thou didst answer me: teach me thy statutes. d 27. Make me to understand the way of thy precepts: and I will meditate on thy wonderful works. d 28. My soul, droppeth [407] away for grief: [408] raise me up according to thy word. d 29. Take away from me the way of falsehood: and grant to me the favor of thy law. d 30. I have chosen the way of truth: and I have set thy judgments before me. d 31. I have cleaved to thy testimonies: O Jehovah! let me, not be ashamed. d 32. I will run the way of thy commandments, when thou shalt have enlarged my heart. 25. My soul cleaveth to…

The Church Fathers

Finally he adds, "Intimate to me the way of Your righteousness" [Psalm 119:27]; or, as some copies have it, "instruct me;" which is expressed more closely from the Greek, "Make me to understand the way of Your righteousnesses; so shall I be exercised in Your wondrous things." These higher commandments, which he desires to understand by edification, he calls the wondrous things of God. There are then some righteousnesses of God so wondrous, that human weakness may be believed incapable of fulfilling them by those who have not tried.
— Augustine of Hippo, Exposition on Psalm 119

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Dictionary and topics

Judgments of God — (1.) The secret decisions of God’s will (Ps. 110:5; 36:6). (2.) The revelations of his will (Ex. 21:1; Deut. 6:20; Ps. 119:7-175). (3.) The infliction of punishment on the wicked (Ex. 6:6; 12:12;…
Poetry — Has been well defined as “the measured language of emotion.” Hebrew poetry deals almost exclusively with the great question of man’s relation to God. “Guilt, condemnation, punishment, pardon,…
Missionaries, All Christians Should Be As · In talking of God and his works — In talking of God and his works
Speaking · WISDOM IN — WISDOM IN
Testimony · RELIGIOUS — RELIGIOUS

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Psalms 119:27

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:26-27

John Gill on Psalms 119:27

John Calvin on Psalms 119:25-32

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Psalms 119:27

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:26-27

John Gill on Psalms 119:27

John Calvin on Psalms 119:25-32

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Psalms 119:25-32

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Psalms 119:25-32