Psalms 119:130 · KJV
“The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple.”
— Psalms 119:130
PE. Thy testimonies {are} wonderful: therefore doth my soul keep them.
I opened my mouth, and panted: for I longed for thy commandments.
Psalms 119 — Context
Therefore I esteem all {thy} precepts {concerning} all {things to be} right; {and} I hate every false way.
129PE. Thy testimonies {are} wonderful: therefore doth my soul keep them.
130The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple.
131I opened my mouth, and panted: for I longed for thy commandments.
132Look thou upon me, and be merciful unto me, as thou usest to do unto those that love thy name. {as thou...: Heb. according to the custom toward those, etc}
Cross References
Psalms 119:105
NUN. Thy word {is} a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. {lamp: or, candle}
Proverbs 6:23
For the commandment {is} a lamp; and the law {is} light; and reproofs of instruction {are} the way of life: {lamp: or, candle}
2 Corinthians 4:6
For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to {give} the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. {hath: Gr. is he who hath}
Acts 26:18
To open their eyes, {and} to turn {them} from darkness to light, and {from} the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.
Psalms 19:7
The law of the LORD {is} perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD {is} sure, making wise the simple. {law: or, doctrine} {converting: or, restoring}
Luke 1:77-79
To give knowledge of salvation unto his people by the remission of their sins, {by: or, for}
2 Peter 1:19
We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts:
Proverbs 1:22-23
How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?