Vs. 27 — Make me understand the way of Your precepts; So shall I meditate on Your wonderful works.

Thomas Manton:

Verse 27.—“Make me to understand.” Natural blindness is an obstinate disease, and hardly cured: therefore again and again we had need to pray, “Open mine eyes;” “Teach me thy statutes;” “Make me to understand the way of thy precepts.” Our ignorance is great even when it is cured in part. The clouds of temptation and carnal affection cause it to return upon us, so that we know not what we know. Therefore he cries, “open my eyes; cause me to understand.” Yea, the more we know the more is our ignorance discovered to us.

Matthew Henry:

We can talk with a better grace of God’s “wondrous works,” the wonders of providence, and especially the wonders of redeeming love, when we understand the way of God’s precepts, and walk in that way.

Prayer:

Spirit of the Living God, unless You make me to understand the way of Your precepts, I will not understand. You are the enlightener, the giver of truth. I believe that You will open my eyes, so I will meditate on Your wonderful works. I will study and seek.

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