Psalms 119:73

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“Your hands have made me and fashioned me; give me understanding to learn Your commandments.”

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BSBPD

“Your hands have made me and fashioned me; give me understanding to learn Your commandments.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Thy hands have made me and fashioned me: give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Thy hands have made me and fashioned me: Give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“<FI> Yod.<Fi> Thy hands made me and establish me, Cause me to understand, and I learn Thy commands.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Psalms 119:73 — 17 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 1 Chronicles 22:12Above all, may the LORD give you insight and understanding when He puts you in command over Israel, so that you may keep the Law of the LORD your God.
  2. 2 Chronicles 2:12And Hiram added: “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who made the heavens and the earth! He has given King David a wise son with insight and understanding, who will build a temple for the LORD and a royal palace for himself.
  3. Job 10:8Your hands shaped me and altogether formed me. Would You now turn and destroy me?
  4. Job 31:15Did not He who made me in the womb also make them? Did not the same One form us in the womb?
  5. Job 32:8But there is a spirit in a man, the breath of the Almighty, that gives him understanding.
  6. Psalms 95:6O come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the LORD our Maker.
  7. Psalms 100:3Know that the LORD is God. It is He who made us, and we are His; we are His people, and the sheep of His pasture.
  8. Psalms 111:10The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow His precepts gain rich understanding. His praise endures forever!
  9. Psalms 119:34Give me understanding that I may obey Your law, and follow it with all my heart.
  10. Psalms 119:125I am Your servant; give me understanding, that I may know Your testimonies.
  11. Psalms 119:144Your testimonies are righteous forever. Give me understanding, that I may live.
  12. Psalms 119:169May my cry come before You, O LORD; give me understanding according to Your word.
  13. Psalms 138:8The LORD will fulfill His purpose for me. O LORD, Your loving devotion endures forever— do not abandon the works of Your hands.
  14. Psalms 139:14I praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Marvelous are Your works, and I know this very well.
  15. 2 Timothy 2:7Consider what I am saying, for the Lord will give you insight into all things.
  16. James 3:18Peacemakers who sow in peace reap the fruit of righteousness.
  17. 1 John 5:20And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true—in His Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.

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