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Psalm 119:18 - PRAYER WITH GODS WORD LEADS TO A RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM.

Psalm 119:18 (NIV) Open my eyes that I may 
see wonderful things in your law.  

Psalm 119:18 (TLB) Open my eyes to see 
wonderful things in your Word. 

INTRODUCTION

The often-used term law has the idea 
of teaching, direction, or instruction. The law 
is the gracious revelation of what God wants in 
order for believers to have fellowship with him. 
It reveals who he is. [New Bible Companion] 

The Bible gives us wisdom. True wisdom goes 
beyond amassing knowledge; it is applying knowledge 
in a life-changing way. Intelligent or 
experienced people are not necessarily wise. Wisdom 
comes from allowing what God teaches to guide us. 
[Life Application SB] 

COMMENTARY PEARL

The Bible should never be studied without 
prayer. The Holy Spirit alone can cause us to feel 
the importance of those things easy to be 
understood, or prevent us from wresting truths difficult 
of comprehension. It is the office of heavenly 
angels to prepare the heart so to comprehend 
Gods word that we shall be charmed with its 
beauty, admonished by its warnings, or animated and 
strengthened by its promises. We should make the 
psalmists petition our own: Open Thou mine eyes, 
that I may behold wondrous things out of Thy 
law. Psalm 119:18. GC599-600  

We cannot penetrate the deep things of God 
with our natural perceptive powers. The 
natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit 
of God  (1 Cor. 2:14). We need to pray that 
the Lord will take the dimness away from our 
soul, and that He will grant to us the Holy 
Spirit, who alone can reveal the things of God to us 
(1 Cor. 2:10). [SDA Bible Commentary] 

Pray as you study, "Open Thou mine eyes, 
that I may behold wondrous things out of Thy 
law," Psalm 119:18. {CT 172.2} 

COMMENTARY APPLICATION

   The Bible is filled with countless 
examples of people getting Gods vision, including 
Isaiah, Jeremiah, Miriam, Esther, Daniel, Jonah, 
Ruth, Micah, and Mary. Seeing Gods vision for 
your life is a wonderful thing! God often uses a 
mental picture to clarify the next step he wants 
you to take. 
   I dont have to explain this to people 
who are visual thinkers. Maybe thats you. 
When you read a story in the Bible, you can see 
it in 3D and vivid color. When you read a book, 
you can picture the story in your mind. 
   But for the rest of us, its a little 
harder. I am not a visual thinker. I tend to think 
in words, not pictures. 
   So how do you get Gods vision if 
youre not a visual thinker? 
   First, ask God a specific question.
   In your quiet time, after youve read 
the Bible and prayed, just be quiet and wait 
before God. You could ask, God, is there 
anything you want to say to me? And then you wait. 
Then ask, God, is there anything I need to 
know that Im not thinking about? And then 
you wait. 
   James 1:5 says, If any of you need 
wisdom, you should ask God, and it will be given to 
you. God is generous and wont correct you for 
asking (CEV). God wants you to ask him for advice, 
and he wants you to be specific. Hes waiting 
for you to ask! 
   Second, read Gods Word to discover 
what God wants to say to you. 
   Psalm 119:18 is a great verse to 
memorize: Open my eyes, so that I may see the 
wonderful truths in your law (GNT). Its also a 
perfect verse to pray as you open Gods Word. 
Every answer to every problem you have is in that 
book. But youve got to read it, study it, 
memorize it, and meditate on it as you seek Gods 
vision - for your life or even just for today. 
[Daily Devotional by Rick Warren: 
https://pastorrick.com/devotional/] 

CLOSING PEARL

   The story is told of a prisoner locked 
away in solitary confinement for thirty-three 
years with a single book: the Bible. After he 
died, the people who cleaned out his cell found 
some interesting sentences etched on the wall:  
   	Psalm 118:8 is the middle verse of 
the Bible. 
   	Ezra 7:21 contains all the letters of 
the alphabet except the letter J. 
   	The ninth verse of the eighth chapter 
of Esther is the longest verse in  
        the Bible. 
   	No word or name in the Bible has more 
than six syllables. 
   Clearly, this prisoner was captive to 
more than a jail. He was constrained by blindness 
to the relevance and the truth of God's Word. 
He spent years, even decades, with the Bible 
and came up with only odd bits of trivia. 
Tragically, the timeless words of Scripture apparently 
did not touch his heart. 
   Even the most brilliant scholars who 
study Gods Word will remain unchanged by its truth 
apart from the work of the Holy Spirit. God's Word 
does not simply provide information. It draws us 
to Him, and He gives us life. God Himself opens 
our eyes to the truth of His Word and makes the 
Scriptures come alive to us. DON'T SETTLE FOR 
INFORMATION. STRIVE FOR TRANSFORMATION! [Being Still With 
God Every Day by Henry Blackaby] 

LINKS FOR FURTHER STUDY

Psalm 119:18 - Prayer Needed for Effective 
Bible Study. 

http://www.abible.com/devotions/2004/20041112-1114.html 

John 17:17 - Holiness from God's Word.

http://www.abible.com/devotions/2020/20201007-1438.html 

LINKS WORTH CHECKING OUT

https://abible.com/links/