Psalm 119:108
ESV
Accept my freewill offerings of praise, O Lord, and teach me your rules.
NIV
Accept, Lord, the willing praise of my mouth, and teach me your laws.
NASB
Be pleased to accept the voluntary offerings of my mouth, Lord, And teach me Your judgments.
CSB
Lord, please accept my freewill offerings of praise, and teach me your judgments.
NLT
Lord, accept my offering of praise, and teach me your regulations.
KJV
Accept, I beseech thee, the freewill offerings of my mouth, O Lord, and teach me thy judgments.
NKJV
Accept, I pray, the freewill offerings of my mouth, O Lord, And teach me Your judgments.
What does Psalm 119:108 mean?
Please see our chapter commentary on Psalm 119; verse-level content coming soon!Psalm 119:105–112 begins each verse with the Hebrew letter nun. The Hebrew worldview used "light" as the ultimate ideal: the symbol of truth and goodness. God's commandments and instructions provide light to guide a person's life. The psalmist celebrates this, and vows to remain loyal to Scripture. He prays for even deeper faith and that he would obey the Lord for all time. Proverbs 6:23 makes a similar comment about light and paths.
This song is composed of twenty-two stanzas, each corresponding to a letter of the Hebrew alphabet. Each line in the stanza is an individual verse and each begins with the corresponding letter. The psalmist emphasizes study of God's Word in a variety of circumstances, including persecution, sadness, and rescue. Benefits of taking in the Word include a moral life, joy, wisdom, hope, peace, strength, and freedom. Those who interact with the Word of the Lord should respond with delight, careful study, and obedience.
