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Posted by Psalms on Monday, 29 October 2012
Psalms 119:125
I am thy servant; give me understanding, that I may know thy testimonies.
119:125. I am thy servant. We who rejoice that we are sons of God are by no means the less delighted to be his servants. Did not the firstborn Son assume the servant’s form and fulfill the servant’s labor to the full? What higher honor can the younger brethren desire than to be made like the Heir of all things?
Give me understanding, that I may know thy testimonies. In the previous verse he sought teaching; but here he goes much further, and craves for understanding. We are to confess ourselves fools, and then our Lord will make us wise, as well as give us knowledge. The best understanding is that which enables us to render perfect obedience and to exhibit intelligent faith, and it is this which David desires. Some would rather not know these things; they prefer to be at ease in the dark than possess the light which leads to repentance and diligence.
The psalmist does not pray for understanding through acquiring knowledge, but begs of the Lord first that he may have the gracious gift of understanding, and then may obtain the desired instruction. All that we know before we have understanding is apt to spoil us and breed vanity in us; but if there be first an understanding heart, then the stores of knowledge enrich the soul, and bring neither sin nor sorrow therewith. Moreover, this gift of understanding acts also in the form of discernment, and thus the good man is preserved from hoarding up that which is false and dangerous: he knows what are and what are not the testimonies of the Lord.
The Treasury of David by Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-1892)
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