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Christian Standard Bible ®

Psalms 119:125

I am your servant; give me understandingso that I may know your decrees.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Decision;   Instruction;   Wisdom;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Law;   Letters;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Knowledge;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Commentary;   Love to God;   Union to Christ;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Judgments of God;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Acrostic;   Ain;   Aleph;   Beth;   Joy;   Pharisees;   Prayer;   Psalms;   Regeneration;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Testimony;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Lamentations of jeremiah;   Psalms the book of;   Scripture;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
I am your servant. Give me understanding, That I may know your testimonies.
King James Version
I am thy servant; give me understanding, that I may know thy testimonies.
English Standard Version
I am your servant; give me understanding, that I may know your testimonies!
New Century Version
I am your servant. Give me wisdom so I can understand your rules.
New English Translation
I am your servant. Give me insight, so that I can understand your rules.
Amplified Bible
I am Your servant; give me understanding [the ability to learn and a teachable heart] That I may know Your testimonies.
New American Standard Bible
I am Your servant; give me understanding, So that I may know Your testimonies.
World English Bible
I am your servant. Give me understanding, That I may know your testimonies.
Geneva Bible (1587)
I am thy seruant: graunt mee therefore vnderstanding, that I may knowe thy testimonies.
Legacy Standard Bible
I am Your slave; give me understanding,That I may know Your testimonies.
Berean Standard Bible
I am Your servant; give me understanding that I may know Your testimonies.
Contemporary English Version
I serve you, so let me understand your teachings.
Complete Jewish Bible
I am your servant; give me understanding, so that I can know your instruction.
Darby Translation
I am thy servant; give me understanding that I may know thy testimonies.
Easy-to-Read Version
I am your servant. Give me wisdom to understand your rules.
George Lamsa Translation
I am thy servant; give me understanding, that I may know thy testimonies.
Good News Translation
I am your servant; give me understanding, so that I may know your teachings.
Lexham English Bible
I am your servant; give me understanding, that I may know your statutes.
Literal Translation
I am Your servant; make me consider, and I will know Your Testimonies.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
I am thy seruaunt, O graunte me vnderstodinge, that I maye knowe thy testimonies.
American Standard Version
I am thy servant; give me understanding, That I may know thy testimonies.
Bible in Basic English
I am your servant; give me wisdom, so that I may have knowledge of your unchanging word.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
I am Thy servant, give me understanding, that I may know Thy testimonies.
King James Version (1611)
I am thy seruant, giue me vnderstanding: that I may know thy Testimonies.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
I am thy seruaunt, graunt me vnderstandyng: that I may knowe thy testimonies.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
I am thy servant; instruct me, and I shall know thy testimonies.
English Revised Version
I am thy servant, give me understanding; that I may know thy testimonies.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
I am thi seruaunt, yyue thou vndurstondyng to me; that Y kunne thi witnessingis.
Update Bible Version
I am your slave; give me understanding, That I may know your testimonies.
Webster's Bible Translation
I [am] thy servant; give me understanding, that I may know thy testimonies.
New King James Version
I am Your servant; Give me understanding, That I may know Your testimonies.
New Living Translation
Give discernment to me, your servant; then I will understand your laws.
New Life Bible
I am Your servant. Give me understanding so I may know Your Law.
New Revised Standard
I am your servant; give me understanding, so that I may know your decrees.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Thy servant, I am - give me understanding, so shall I get to know thy testimonies.
Douay-Rheims Bible
(118-125) I am thy servant: give me understanding that I may know thy testimonies.
Revised Standard Version
I am thy servant; give me understanding, that I may know thy testimonies!
Young's Literal Translation
Thy servant [am] I -- cause me to understand, And I know Thy testimonies.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
I am Your servant; give me understanding, That I may know Your testimonies.

Contextual Overview

124Deal with your servant based on your faithful love;teach me your statutes. 125I am your servant; give me understandingso that I may know your decrees.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

I am thy: Psalms 119:94, Psalms 86:16, Psalms 116:16, Romans 6:22

give: Psalms 119:34, Psalms 119:66, 2 Chronicles 1:7-10, 2 Corinthians 3:5, 2 Corinthians 3:6, 2 Timothy 2:7, James 1:5, James 3:13-17

that I: Psalms 119:11, Psalms 119:18, Psalms 119:19, Psalms 119:29, Proverbs 9:10, Proverbs 14:8

Reciprocal: Psalms 86:2 - save Psalms 119:73 - give me Psalms 119:95 - but I Proverbs 2:3 - if Matthew 1:20 - while

Gill's Notes on the Bible

I [am] thy servant,.... Not only by creation, but by grace; and as he had a work to do, he desires to know what it was; and as it was proper he should know his Master's will, he applies to him for it; using this as an argument, that he was his servant, devoted to his service, and willing to perform it to the best of his knowledge and ability; and therefore prays,

give me understanding, that I may know thy testimonies; the Scriptures, which testify of the will of God; which are only rightly understood by those who have their understandings opened and enlightened; or have an understanding given them, that they may understand them, so as to receive and embrace the doctrine, and do the precepts of them: and such an understanding is the gift of God, and owing to his powerful and efficacious grace; see Luke 24:45.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

I am thy servant - See the notes at Psalms 116:16.

Give me understanding, that I may know thy testimonies - Since I am thy servant, instruct me in the knowledge of thy will. As I desire to obey thee, show me what will be acceptable obedience, or what thou dost require in order to acceptable service. This is a prayer of piety. A man who sincerely desires to obey God will make it a first point to ascertain what is his will, or what will constitute true obedience.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Psalms 119:125. I am thy servant — See on Psalms 119:94.


 
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