Psalm 119:18

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Summary

Psalm 119:18

Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law.

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Wondrous

Hebrews 10:1

General references

Proverbs 20:12

Luke 24:45

Bible References

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For the LORD shall give you a hard-sleeping spirit, and close your eyes. Your Prophets also, and heads which should see; them shall he cover.

The eyes of the seeing shall not be dim, and the ears of them that hear, shall take diligent heed.

Then shall the eyes of the blind be lightened, and the ears of the deaf opened.

Therefore speak I to them in similitudes: For though they see, they see not; and hearing, they hear not, neither understand.

And Jesus answered, and said to him, "Happy art thou, Simon the son of Jonas, for flesh and blood hath not opened unto thee that, but my father which is in heaven.

Jesus said, "I am come unto judgment, into this world: that they which see not, might see, and they which see might be made blind."

to open their eyes that they might turn from darkness unto light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith in me.'

But their minds were blinded. For until this day remaineth the same covering, untaken away, in the old testament when they read it - which in Christ is put away:

in whom the God of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest should shine unto them the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, which is the image of God.

that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the father of glory, might give unto you the spirit of wisdom, and open to you the knowledge of himself,

I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich: and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, that thy filthy nakedness do not appear: and anoint thine eyes with eye salve, that thou mayest see.

Wondrous

I see that all things come to an end, but thy commandment is exceeding broad.

Though I show them my law never so much, they count it but strange doctrine.

and do not as Moses - which put a veil over his face, that the children of Israel should not see for what purpose that served, which is put away.

which priests serve unto the example and shadow of heavenly things: even as the answer of God was given unto Moses when he was about to finish the tabernacle: "For take heed," said he, "that thou make all things according to the pattern showed to thee in the mount."

For the law - which hath but the shadow of good things to come, and not the things in their own fashion - can never with the sacrifices which they offer year by year continually make the comers thereunto perfect.

General references

As for the hearing of the ear and the sight of the eye, the LORD hath made them both.

Then opened he their wits, that they might understand the scriptures,