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Psalm 119:130
The entrance of your words gives light. It gives understanding to the simple.
128Therefore I consider all of your precepts to be right. I hate every false way. PE
129Your testimonies are wonderful, therefore my soul keeps them.
130The entrance of your words gives light. It gives understanding to the simple.
131I opened my mouth wide and panted, for I longed for your commandments.
132Turn to me, and have mercy on me, as you always do to those who love your name.
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God's words give understanding to the simple, making this a verse for readers who know how much they still need to learn.
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Hebrews 4:12For the word of God is living and active, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, …Both describe God's word as active: it gives understanding in the psalm and discerns the thoughts and intentions of the heart in Hebrews.
2 Timothy 3:16Every Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in righteousness,God's words give understanding in the psalm, and Scripture teaches and corrects in Timothy; both describe instruction that comes from God.
Psalm 19:7The LORD’s law is perfect, restoring the soul. The LORD’s covenant is sure, making wise the simple.Both name the simple as recipients: God's words give them understanding, and his sure covenant makes them wise.
John 6:63It is the spirit who gives life. The flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and are life.Both passages describe words that give something: God's words give light and understanding, while Jesus says his words are spirit and life.
Psalm 119:105Your word is a lamp to my feet, and a light for my path.Both describe God's word as light, with one naming the gift of understanding and the other a lamp for the path.
Proverbs 6:23For the commandment is a lamp, and the law is light. Reproofs of instruction are the way of life,Light describes God's words in the psalm and the law in Proverbs, linking divine instruction with the ability to see.
2 Corinthians 4:6seeing it is God who said, “Light will shine out of darkness,” who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face …Both connect light with knowledge received from God; Corinthians names that knowledge as God's glory in the face of Jesus Christ.
Acts 26:18to open their eyes, that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive remission of sins and an inheritance …Light is the shared image; the psalm speaks of understanding, while Acts describes turning from Satan's power to God.
Luke 1:77–79to give knowledge of salvation to his people by the remission of their sins,Both speak of understanding being given, though Luke specifies knowledge of salvation through the remission of sins.
2 Peter 1:19We have the more sure word of prophecy; and you do well that you heed it as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star arises …Both compare God's spoken truth to light: the psalm names understanding, while Peter describes prophecy as a lamp shining in darkness.
Proverbs 1:22–23“How long, you simple ones, will you love simplicity? How long will mockers delight themselves in mockery, and fools hate knowledge?Both address the simple: the psalm says God's words give them understanding, while Proverbs challenges their love of simplicity.
Matthew 7:24“Everyone therefore who hears these words of mine and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock.Both connect words with wisdom: the psalm describes understanding from God's words, while Jesus describes the wise person who hears and does his words.
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Limited understanding is no barrier to receiving help from God's words. The light comes from what God says, and understanding reaches even the simple.
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