Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law.
The psalmist is confirming for us the fact that by nature, our eyes are closed to spiritual truths and they must be opened by God. Moses said the same thing to the Israelites in Deuteronomy 29:4. And Jesus said essentially the same thing several times:
- At that time Jesus said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. (Matthew 11:25)
- At that very time He rejoiced greatly in the Holy Spirit, and said, “I praise You, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that You have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent and have revealed them to infants. Yes, Father, for this way was well-pleasing in Your sight. (Luke 10:21)
- “All things have been committed to me by my Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and no one knows who the Father is except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.” (Luke 10:22)
Even the apostles who had been under Jesus’ direct teaching for more than 3 years could not understand until after the resurrection when Jesus opened their minds so they could understand (Luke 24:45).
Further, Paul writing in his letters to the Corinthian and Roman Christians confirms that without the Holy Spirit, NO ONE will understand (Romans 3:11; 1 Corinthians 2:14).
This is the main problem Arminians have, which is they believe a lost man, a man whose spirit is dead, can see, hear, or understand spiritual truths. How many times did Jesus say, “He that hath ears, let him hear.” ? (Matthew 11:15, 13:9, 13:43, Mark 4:9, 4:23, 7:16, Luke 8:8, 14:35, Revelation 2:7, 2:11, 2:17, 2:29, 3:6, 3:13, 3:22, 13:9) The entire point of Jesus saying that is because the only ones who have ears to hear are those whom God has quickened!
The Psalmist does nothing but confirm the Totally Depraved nature of man and his inability to do anything spiritual unless God sovereignly works in the man first.
The bottom line - it is God Who decides not only the extent of how far eyes are opened, but whose eyes are opened to begin with (Deuteronomy 29:4).
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