King James Version
What Does Psalms 119:73 Mean?
“JOD. Thy hands have made me and fashioned me: give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments.”
Context
71
It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes.
72
The law of thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver.
73
JOD. Thy hands have made me and fashioned me: give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments.
74
They that fear thee will be glad when they see me; because I have hoped in thy word.
75
I know, O LORD, that thy judgments are right, and that thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me. right: Heb. righteousness
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English ReadersJOD.
(73) **Fashioned.**—Literally, *fixed, established.*
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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