Psalm 119:34-36

Your Word Is a Lamp to My Feet

34 i Give me understanding, that I may keep your law
and observe it with my whole heart.
35 j Lead me in the path of your commandments,
for I k delight in it.
36 l Incline my heart to your testimonies,
and not to m selfish gain!

  1. Cross References
    Psalms 119:27
    Make me understand the way of your precepts, and I will meditate on your wondrous works.
    Proverbs 2:6
    For the Lord gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.
    James 1:5
    If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.
  2. Cross References
    Psalms 25:4 - 5
    Make me to know your ways, O Lord ; teach me your paths.
  3. Cross References
    Psalms 119:16
    I will delight in your statutes; I will not forget your word.
    Psalms 1:2
    But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night.
  4. Cross References
    Psalms 119:112
    I incline my heart to perform your statutes forever, to the end.
    1 Kings 8:58
    That he may incline our hearts to him, to walk in all his ways and to keep his commandments, his statutes, and his rules, which he commanded our fathers.
    Psalms 141:4
    Do not let my heart incline to any evil, to busy myself with wicked deeds in company with men who work iniquity, and let me not eat of their delicacies!
  5. Cross References
    Luke 12:15
    And he said to them, "Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.
    1 Timothy 6:10
    For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs.
    Hebrews 13:5
    Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, "I will never leave you nor forsake you.
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