Psalms 119:66

Old Testament Poetry/Hymns ASV (1901)

What does Psalms 119:66 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Teach me good judgment and knowledge; For I have believed in thy commandments.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Teach me good judgment and knowledge; For I have believed in thy commandments.
Psalms 119:66 — American Standard Version

Context — Psalms 119

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
66Teach me good judgment and knowledge; For I have believed in thy commandments.

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Teach me good judgment and knowledge, etc.] Or, “a good taste” f1666 : of the Lord himself, how good and gracious he is; of his grace and love, which is better than wine; of his word and the truths of it, which are sweeter to a spiritual taste than honey or the honeycomb; and of the things of the Spirit of God, which are seventy to a spiritual man, a distinguishing taste of things; for as “the taste discerns perverse things” in food, so a man of a spiritual taste distinguishes good from evil, truth from error; discerns things that differ, and approves of those that are most excellent, and abides by them. Or, “a good sense” f1667, as it may be rendered; a good sense of the Scriptures, the…”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Teach me good judgment - The word here rendered “judgment” means, properly, “taste,” that power by which we determine the quality of things as sweet, bitter, sour, etc. Then it is applied to the mind or understanding, as that by which we determine the moral quality of things, or decide what is right or wrong; wise or foolish; good or evil. Here it means that he desired to have in full exercise the faculty of appreciating what is right, and of distinguishing it from what is wrong. And knowledge - Knowledge of the truth; knowledge of thy will; knowledge of duty. For I have believed thy commandments - I have confided in thy commandments. He believed that such a keeping of the law of God would…”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Judgment - Whereby I may rightly discern between truth and falsehood. Knowledge - A spiritual experimental knowledge. Psalms 119:70”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Teach me: Psa 119:34, Psa 72:1, Psa 72:2; Kg1 3:9, Kg1 3:28; Pro 2:1-9, Pro 8:20; Isa 11:2-4; Jdg 3:15; Mat 13:11; Phi 1:9; Jam 3:13-18 I Have: Psa 119:128, Psa 119:160, Psa 119:172; Neh 9:13, Neh 9:14 Psalms 119:67”
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