My cry comes before You, O יהוה ; Make me understand according to Your word.
“Only, let יהוה give you wisdom and understanding, and command you concerning Yisra’ĕ
“Now give me wisdom and knowledge, so that I go out and come in before this people. For who is able to rightly rule this great people of Yours?”
And the priests, the Lĕ
Make me understand, that I might observe Your Torah, And guard it with all my heart.
In my distress I called upon יהוה, And to my Elohim I cried; He heard my voice from His Hĕ
“And He changes the times and the seasons. He removes sovereigns and raises up sovereigns. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who possess understanding.
If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of Elohim, who gives to all generously and without reproach, and it shall be given to him.