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Psalm 119:169 KJV
Psalms · chapter 119 · verse 169
Let my cry come near before thee, O LORD: give me understanding according to thy word.Psalm 119:169 · King James Version
Psalm 119:169 in context
167My soul hath kept thy testimonies; and I love them exceedingly.
168I have kept thy precepts and thy testimonies: for all my ways are before thee.
169Let my cry come near before thee, O LORD: give me understanding according to thy word.
170Let my supplication come before thee: deliver me according to thy word.
171My lips shall utter praise, when thou hast taught me thy statutes.
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Key words (Strong's)
- understandingbîynto separate mentallyH995 →
- beforepânîymthe faceH6440 →
- nearqârabto approach for whatever purposeH7126 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
- cryrinnâhproperly, a creakingH7440 →
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Here we have, I. A general petition for audience repeated: Let my cry come near before thee; and again, Let my supplication come before thee. He calls his prayer his cry, which denotes the fervency and vehemence of it, and his supplication, which denotes the humility of it.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 169-170