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100I understand more than the ancients, because I keep thy precepts.

Psalms 119:100

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  • The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do his commandments: his praise endureth for ever.

  • Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.

  • With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding.

  • And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.

  • What knowest thou, that we know not? what understandest thou, which is not in us? …

Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 98-100)

We have here an account of David’s learning, not that of the Egyptians, but of the Israelites indeed . I. The good method by which he got it. In his youth he minded business in the country as a shepherd; from his youth he minded business in the court and camp. Which way then could he get any great stock of learning? He tells us here how he came by it; he had it from God as the author: Thou hast ma…

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