Psalms 119:125

The Holy Bible, Berean Study Bible

Contextual Overview

¹²⁴Deal with Your servant according to Your loving devotion, and teach me Your statutes. ¹²⁵I am Your servant; give me understanding that I may know Your testimonies.

Bible Verse Review
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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.