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66Teach me good judgment and knowledge: for I have believed thy commandments.
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And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment;
My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee; …
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. …
Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart.
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?
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 65-66)Here, 1. David makes a thankful acknowledgment of God’s gracious dealings with him all along: Thou hast dealt well with thy servant . However God has dealt with us, we must own he has dealt well with us, better than we deserve, and all in love and with design to work for our good. In many instances God has done well for us beyond our expectations. He has done well for all his servants; never any o…
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