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12Blessed art thou, O LORD: teach me thy statutes.
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The earth, O LORD, is full of thy mercy: teach me thy statutes.
Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures,
But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.
Shew me thy ways, O LORD; teach me thy paths. …
Accept, I beseech thee, the freewill offerings of my mouth, O LORD, and teach me thy judgments.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 12)Here, 1. David gives glory to God: “ Blessed art thou, O Lord ! Thou art infinitely happy in the enjoyment of thyself and hast no need of me or my services; yet thou art pleased to reckon thyself honoured by them; assist me therefore, and then accept me.” In all our prayers we should intermix praises. 2. He asks grace from God: “ Teach me thy statutes ; give me to know and do my duty in every thin…
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