The Meaning of Psalms 119:99 Explained

Psalms 119:99

KJV: I have more understanding than all my teachers: for thy testimonies are my meditation.

YLT: Above all my teachers I have acted wisely. For Thy testimonies are my meditation.

Darby: I have more understanding than all my teachers; for thy testimonies are my meditation.

ASV: I have more understanding than all my teachers; For thy testimonies are my meditation.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

I have more understanding  than all my teachers:  for thy testimonies  [are] my meditation. 

What does Psalms 119:99 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalms 119:97-112 - "thy Word Is A Lamp, Unto My Feet"
The psalmist cries, O how love I thy law! He then proceeds to say that he has become wiser than his enemies and has more understanding than all his teachers. But this is not to be wondered at, because love is so quick and unerring in its intuitions. They who love, know. We have two organs of knowledge the head and the heart. The latter is the swifter and truer of the two; and it lies open to love, human and divine, as the lyre to the musician's hand. The study of God's Word by a loving heart gives, to simple and unlearned people, an understanding which no college learning can impart. They have a lamp that lights them unerringly on the devious tracks of this mortal life.
There is also this advantage: the soul which is deeply instructed in God's Word hates every false way. It is not simply warned against taking it; it does not want to take it. A distaste for sin is the result of Bible love and Bible study. We may not retain all that we read, but the water that percolates through a sieve cleanses it. [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalms 119

1  This psalm contains various prayers, praises, and professions of obedience
2  Aleph
9  Beth
17  Gimel
25  Daleth
33  He
41  Waw
49  Zayin
57  Heth
65  Teth
73  Yodh
81  Kaph
89  Lamedh
97  Mem
105  Nun
113  Samekh
121  Ayin
129  Pe
137  Tsadhe
145  Qoph
153  Resh
161  Sin and Shin
169  Taw