Psalm 119:34

New English Translation

Give me understanding so that I might observe your law, and keep it with all my heart.

Cross References

1 Chronicles 22:12

Only may the Lord give you insight and understanding when he places you in charge of Israel, so you may obey the law of the Lord your God.

Job 28:28

And he said to mankind, ‘The fear of the Lord – that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’”

Psalm 111:10

To obey the Lord is the fundamental principle for wise living; all who carry out his precepts acquire good moral insight. He will receive praise forever.

Psalm 119:10

With all my heart I seek you. Do not allow me to stray from your commands!

Psalm 119:100

I am more discerning than those older than I, for I observe your precepts.

Psalm 119:104

Your precepts give me discernment. Therefore I hate all deceitful actions. נ (Nun)

Psalm 119:125

I am your servant. Give me insight, so that I can understand your rules.

Psalm 119:130

Your instructions are a doorway through which light shines. They give insight to the untrained.

Psalm 119:144

Your rules remain just. Give me insight so that I can live. ק (Qof)

Psalm 119:169

Listen to my cry for help, O Lord! Give me insight by your word!

Psalm 119:2

How blessed are those who observe his rules, and seek him with all their heart,

Psalm 119:58

I seek your favor with all my heart. Have mercy on me as you promised!

Psalm 119:66

Teach me proper discernment and understanding! For I consider your commands to be reliable.

Psalm 119:69

Arrogant people smear my reputation with lies, but I observe your precepts with all my heart.

Psalm 119:73

Your hands made me and formed me. Give me understanding so that I might learn your commands.

Psalm 39:2

I was stone silent; I held back the urge to speak. My frustration grew;

Matthew 5:19

So anyone who breaks one of the least of these commands and teaches others to do so will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever obeys them and teaches others to do so will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 7:24

“Everyone who hears these words of mine and does them is like a wise man who built his house on rock.

John 7:17

If anyone wants to do God’s will, he will know about my teaching, whether it is from God or whether I speak from my own authority.

Deuteronomy 4:6

So be sure to do them, because this will testify of your wise understanding to the people who will learn of all these statutes and say, “Indeed, this great nation is a very wise people.”

James 1:25

But the one who peers into the perfect law of liberty and fixes his attention there, and does not become a forgetful listener but one who lives it out – he will be blessed in what he does.

James 1:5

But if anyone is deficient in wisdom, he should ask God, who gives to all generously and without reprimand, and it will be given to him.

James 4:11

Do not speak against one another, brothers and sisters. He who speaks against a fellow believer or judges a fellow believer speaks against the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but its judge.