Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Teach me knowledge and good judgment, for I trust your commands. New Living Translation I believe in your commands; now teach me good judgment and knowledge. English Standard Version Teach me good judgment and knowledge, for I believe in your commandments. Berean Standard Bible Teach me good judgment and knowledge, for I believe in Your commandments. King James Bible Teach me good judgment and knowledge: for I have believed thy commandments. New King James Version Teach me good judgment and knowledge, For I believe Your commandments. New American Standard Bible Teach me good discernment and knowledge, For I believe in Your commandments. NASB 1995 Teach me good discernment and knowledge, For I believe in Your commandments. NASB 1977 Teach me good discernment and knowledge, For I believe in Thy commandments. Legacy Standard Bible Teach me good discernment and knowledge, For I believe in Your commandments. Amplified Bible Teach me good judgment (discernment) and knowledge, For I have believed and trusted and relied on Your commandments. Christian Standard Bible Teach me good judgment and discernment, for I rely on your commands. Holman Christian Standard Bible Teach me good judgment and discernment, for I rely on Your commands. American Standard Version Teach me good judgment and knowledge; For I have believed in thy commandments. Contemporary English Version Give me wisdom and good sense. I trust your commands. English Revised Version Teach me good judgment and knowledge; for I have believed in thy commandments. GOD'S WORD® Translation Teach me [to use] good judgment and knowledge, because I believe in your commandments. Good News Translation Give me wisdom and knowledge, because I trust in your commands. International Standard Version Teach me both knowledge and appropriate discretion, because I believe in your commands. Majority Standard Bible Teach me good judgment and knowledge, for I believe in Your commandments. NET Bible Teach me proper discernment and understanding! For I consider your commands to be reliable. New Heart English Bible Teach me good judgment and knowledge, for I believe in your commandments. Webster's Bible Translation Teach me good judgment and knowledge: for I have believed thy commandments. World English Bible Teach me good judgment and knowledge, for I believe in your commandments. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionTeach me the goodness of reason and knowledge, "" For I have believed in Your commands. Young's Literal Translation The goodness of reason and knowledge teach me, For in Thy commands I have believed. Smith's Literal Translation Teach me good taste and knowledge, for I believed in thy commands. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleTeach me goodness and discipline and knowledge; for I have believed thy commandments. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible Teach me wisdom and knowledge, for in your commandments I trust. New Revised Standard Version Teach me good judgment and knowledge, for I believe in your commandments. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleTeach me good judgment, grace, and knowledge; for I have believed thy commandments. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Teach me experience favor and knowledge because I have believed in your commandments. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Teach me good discernment and knowledge; For I have believed in Thy commandments. Brenton Septuagint Translation Teach me kindness, and instruction, and knowledge: for I have believed thy commandments. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Your Word is a Lamp to My Feet…65You are good to Your servant, O LORD, according to Your word. 66Teach me good judgment and knowledge, for I believe in Your commandments. 67Before I was afflicted, I went astray; but now I keep Your word.… Cross References Proverbs 2:6 For the LORD gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding. James 1:5 Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him. Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; / in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight. Colossians 1:9 For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, Proverbs 9:10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. Philippians 1:9-10 And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, / so that you may be able to test and prove what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, Proverbs 1:7 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline. Ephesians 1:17-18 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in your knowledge of Him. / I ask that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you may know the hope of His calling, the riches of His glorious inheritance in the saints, Proverbs 4:7 Wisdom is supreme; so acquire wisdom. And whatever you may acquire, gain understanding. Romans 12:2 Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God. 1 Kings 3:9 Therefore give Your servant an understanding heart to judge Your people and to discern between good and evil. For who is able to govern this great people of Yours?” Hebrews 5:14 But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained their senses to distinguish good from evil. Job 28:28 And He said to man, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’” 1 Corinthians 2:14-16 The natural man does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God. For they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned. / The spiritual man judges all things, but he himself is not subject to anyone’s judgment. / “For who has known the mind of the Lord, so as to instruct Him?” But we have the mind of Christ. Isaiah 11:2 The Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him—the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and strength, the Spirit of knowledge and fear of the LORD. Treasury of Scripture Teach me good judgment and knowledge: for I have believed your commandments. teach me Psalm 119:34 Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart. Psalm 72:1,2 A Psalm for Solomon. Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king's son… 1 Kings 3:9,28 Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people? … I Have Psalm 119:128,160,172 Therefore I esteem all thy precepts concerning all things to be right; and I hate every false way… Nehemiah 9:13,14 Thou camest down also upon mount Sinai, and spakest with them from heaven, and gavest them right judgments, and true laws, good statutes and commandments: … Jump to Previous Believe Believed Commandments Commands Discernment Faith Good Goodness Judgment Reason Sense Teach TeachingsJump to Next Believe Believed Commandments Commands Discernment Faith Good Goodness Judgment Reason Sense Teach TeachingsPsalm 119 1. This psalm contains various prayers, praises, and professions of obedience.2. Aleph. 9. Beth 17. Gimel 25. Daleth 33. He 41. Waw 49. Zayin 57. Heth 65. Teth 73. Yodh 81. Kaph 89. Lamedh 97. Mem 105. Nun 113. Samekh 121. Ayin 129. Pe 137. Tsadhe 145. Qoph 153. Resh 161. Sin and Shin 169. Taw Teach me The Hebrew word for "teach" is "לַמְּדֵנִי" (lamdeni), which implies a request for instruction or guidance. In the context of Psalm 119, the psalmist is earnestly seeking divine instruction. This reflects a humble acknowledgment that true wisdom and understanding come from God alone. The plea for teaching underscores a desire for a deeper relationship with God, where learning is not just intellectual but transformative. good judgment and knowledge for I believe in Your commandments (66) Good judgment.--More exactly, good taste. Here, however, in a moral, not aesthetic sense. Perhaps tact or delicate moral perception represents it. We may compare St. Paul's use of the Greek words, ?????????? and ?????????? in Philippians 1:9. Verse 66. - Teach me good judgment and knowledge; i.e. give me sound judgment and wisdom, to discern right from wrong. For I have believed thy commandments. I have looked to them, and trusted in them as my guides in the way of righteousness (comp. ver. 105).Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Teachלַמְּדֵ֑נִי (lam·mə·ḏê·nî) Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular | first person common singular Strong's 3925: To exercise in, learn me good ט֤וּב (ṭūḇ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 2898: Good, goodness, beauty, gladness, welfare judgment טַ֣עַם (ṭa·‘am) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2940: A taste, perception, intelligence, a mandate and knowledge, וָדַ֣עַת (wā·ḏa·‘aṯ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 1847: Knowledge for כִּ֖י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction I believe הֶאֱמָֽנְתִּי׃ (he·’ĕ·mā·nə·tî) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 539: To confirm, support in Your commandments. בְמִצְוֺתֶ֣יךָ (ḇə·miṣ·wō·ṯe·ḵā) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 4687: Commandment Links Psalm 119:66 NIVPsalm 119:66 NLT Psalm 119:66 ESV Psalm 119:66 NASB Psalm 119:66 KJV Psalm 119:66 BibleApps.com Psalm 119:66 Biblia Paralela Psalm 119:66 Chinese Bible Psalm 119:66 French Bible Psalm 119:66 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 119:66 Teach me good judgment and knowledge (Psalm Ps Psa.) |