Daily Bible Nugget #276, Psalm 119:66

The Nugget:

Psalm 119:66 Teach me good judgment and knowledge: for I have believed thy commandments.

My Comment:

Saints pray to be taught the Scriptures (The New Topical Textbook, subheading under the main heading “The Scriptures,” page 240).

Saints are ordinary Bible believers. A true believer in the Bible will indeed pray to be taught the Scriptures. Anyone who does not have a desire to increase in their knowledge and understanding of the Scriptures might well be spiritually dead!

Who would not want to increase their fund of good judgment and knowledge? Good judgment or discernment and greater knowledge would surely come in handy at times. The Psalmist prayed for these to the One who is best able to supply them. The Psalmist expresses his full trust in God’s Word, stating “for I have believed thy commandments.”

God’s Word in the Bible is the source of good judgment and knowledge. I believe if more people, especially young people, had this kind of hunger for God’s Word in their lives, they would be equipped with the judgment or discernment and knowledge they need to wisely direct their lives. This is the answer to the declining morality that we see and hear about every day–but few are doing anything about. The solution is obvious. And the solution works.

For those who desire to DIG DEEPER into this subject:

(1) Consult the cross references given in Nelson’s Cross Reference Guide to the Bible on page 630 for Psalm 119:66.

(2) Consult the cross references given in The New Treasury of Scripture Knowledge on page 674 or in Logos 5 Bible software for Psalm 119:66.

(3) Lacking access to those two resources, consult the cross references for this passage as I have developed them as given below:

Psalm 119:66. Teach me. ver. +Ps 119:12, 18, 33, 125, 144. Ps 25:5. 94:10. good judgment. Note: Rather, “Teach me (to have) good taste (Heb. taam) and discernment;” that faculty of the mind by which I may discern, distinguish, judge rightly, and relish things moral and spiritual. ver *Ps 119:34, 125. Ps 25:9. 72:1, 2. *1 K 3:9, 28. *Pr 2:1-9. 8:20. *Is 11:2-4. *Je 3:15. Mt 13:11. **Phil 1:9, 10. **Phil 4:8, 9. *James 1:5. *James 3:13-18. I have believed. ver. Ps 119:89, *Ps 119:128, *Ps 119:160, 172. %Dt 9:23. Ne 9:13, 14. 1 Cor 13:7. thy commandments. ver. +Ps 119:6, 172.