Psalm 119:100

Translations

Modern

I discern more than the elders, for I obey Your precepts.

Traditional

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

Literal

I understand above elders, for Your precepts I have kept.

Latin

Super senes intellexi, quia mandata tua quæsivi.

Original

Hebrew

English

I discern more than the elders, for I obey Your precepts.

Notes

Psalms 119:97–102

make me wiser: God’s word provides wisdom and perspective. God is the true source of wisdom.

Psalms 119:97–104

Mem (מ) is the thirteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet. It marks the beginning of the next section of this psalm.

The instruction and wisdom of God through his word are far better than the best that human teachers can offer.

Psalms 119:1–176

This psalm blends wisdom, lament, praise, thanksgiving, and confession. It often uses eight Hebrew words translated as:

“Instructions”
“law”
“words”
“commandments”
“statutes”
“judgments”
“promises”
“precepts“

These words encourage love for and obedience to God's instructions in the Scriptures (see 2 Timothy 3:14–17). A deep commitment to these instructions unifies the psalm.

Theme notes and profiles

Wisdom Psalms

Related verses

James 3:13
Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good conduct, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom.
Psalm 111:10
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow His precepts gain rich understanding. His praise endures forever!
Job 15:9–10
What do you know that we do not? What do you understand that is not clear to us?
Job 28:28
And He said to man, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’”
Job 12:12
Wisdom is found with the elderly, and understanding comes with long life.
Jeremiah 8:8–9
How can you say, ‘We are wise, and the Law of the LORD is with us,’ when in fact the lying pen of the scribes has produced a deception?
1 Kings 12:6–15
Then King Rehoboam consulted with the elders who had served his father Solomon during his lifetime. “How do you advise me to respond to these people?” he asked.
Job 32:4
Now Elihu had waited to speak to Job because the others were older than he.
Matthew 7:24
Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.
Job 32:7–10
I thought that age should speak, and many years should teach wisdom.

Glossary

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Topics

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