Psalms 119:169 meaning and explanation

May my cry come before You, O LORD; give me understanding according to Your word.

Psalms 119:169, Berean Standard Bible

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The speaker is the psalmist, nearing the end of this long acrostic poem in which every verse of each stanza begins with the same Hebrew letter. Here he addresses God directly, asking that his cry be heard and that God grant him understanding (bin, the Hebrew verb for discernment) measured by God's word.

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