Psalms 119:130 · American Standard Version
Psalms 119:130 in the Original Hebrew
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Psalms 119:130 in Other Translations
| KJV | The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple. |
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| WEB | The entrance of your words gives light. It gives understanding to the simple. |
| ASV | The opening of thy words giveth light; It giveth understanding unto the simple. |
| YLT | The opening of Thy words enlighteneth, Instructing the simple. |
| WBT | The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding to the simple. |
| DBY | The entrance of thy words giveth light, giving understanding unto the simple. |
Commentary on Psalms 119:130
Expositions from classic Bible commentators.
John Gill · Psalms 119:130
Deliver me from the oppression of man,.... Of any man, of proud and haughty men, as in Psa 119:122; the psalmist always desired rather to fall into the hands of God than into the hands of wicked men, whose tender mercies are cruel. Some render it, "from the oppression of Adam", as Jarchi observes; and Arama interprets it of the sin of Adam, and as a prayer to be delivered or redeemed from it; as the Lord's people are by the blood of Christ: Jarchi understands it of the evil imagination or corruption of nature, which oppresses men; which sense Arama also makes mention of;
so will I keep thy precepts: being delivered out of the hands of wicked men, and free from their snares and temptations; see Psa 119:115, Luk 1:74.
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Questions about Psalms 119:130
What does Psalms 119:130 say?
Psalms 119:130 in the American Standard Version reads: “The opening of thy words giveth light; It giveth understanding unto the simple.” Read it in the full context of Psalms 119, alongside the classic commentary on this page.
Where is Psalms 119:130 found in the Bible?
Psalms 119:130 is in the book of Psalms, chapter 119, verse 130, in the Old Testament.
What Bible translation is Psalms 119:130 shown in?
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Here is, 1. The great use for which the word of God was intended, to give light, that is, to give understanding, to give us to understand that which will be of use to us in our travels through this world; and it is the outward and ordinary means by which the Spirit of God enlightens the understanding of all that are sanctified. God's testimonies are not only wonderful for the greatness of them, but useful, as a light in a dark place. 2. Its efficacy for this purpose. It admirably answers the end; for, (1.) Even the entrance of God's word gives light. If we begin at the beginning, and take it before us, we shall find that the very first verses of the Bible give us surprising and yet satisfying discoveries of the origin of the universe, about which, without that, the world is utterly in the dark. As soon as the word of God enters into us, and has a place in us, it enlightens us; we find we begin to see when we begin to study the word of God. The very first principles of the oracles of God, the plainest truths, the milk appointed for the babes, bring a great light into the soul, much more will the soul be illuminated by the sublime mysteries that are found there. "The exposition or explication of thy word gives light;" then it is most profitable when ministers do their part in giving the sense, Neh 8:8. Some understand it of the New Testament, which is the opening or unfolding of the Old, which would give light concerning life and immortality. (2.) It would give understanding even to the simple, to the weakest capacities; for it shows us a way to heaven so plain that the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err therein.