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Psalms 119:144

Old Testament Poetry/Hymns ASV (1901)

What does Psalms 119:144 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Thy testimonies are righteous for ever: Give me understanding, and I shall live. QOPH.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Thy testimonies are righteous for ever: Give me understanding, and I shall live. QOPH.
Psalms 119:144 — American Standard Version

Context — Psalms 119

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
141I am small and despised; [Yet] do I not forget thy precepts.
142Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, And thy law is truth.
143Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me; [Yet] thy commandments are my delight.
144Thy testimonies are righteous for ever: Give me understanding, and I shall live. QOPH.
145I have called with my whole heart; answer me, O Jehovah: I will keep thy statutes.
146I have called unto thee; save me, And I shall observe thy testimonies.
147I anticipated the dawning of the morning, and cried: I hoped in thy words.
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What do historical commentaries say?

Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“The righteousness of thy testimonies - The principles of righteousness on which they are founded. Those testimonies - those laws - are not arbitrary, or the mere expressions of will. They are founded on right and justice as seen by God, and his laws are his testimony as to what truth and justice are. Is everlasting - See the notes at Psalms 119:142. Give me understanding, and I shall live - Give me a right view of thy law, and thy truth, and I shall have real life. See the notes at Psalms 119:34. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“righteousness: Psa 119:138, Psa 119:152; Mat 5:18; Pe1 1:23-25 give me: Psa 119:34, Psa 119:66, Psa 119:73, Psa 119:169; Co2 4:6; Jo1 5:20, Jo1 5:21 understanding: Pro 10:21; Isa 6:9, Isa 6:10, Isa 27:11; Jer 4:22; Dan 12:10; Hos 4:6; Mat 13:19; Joh 17:3 Psalms 119:145”
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