I'm thinking today of Psalm 119 .66. It says,
Teach me good discernment and knowledge, for
I believe in your commandments. The psalmist
is asking God to deliver the ability to understand
the difference between one thing and another.
What is good and what is bad? What to do and
what not to do? Where stands the truth? He makes
the statement that he believes God's commandments.
So it is not that he doesn't know what God says,
but rather that he desires the ability to live
it out while being able to sort the events of
life. How to apply the truth is just as important
as accepting it if you want to follow faithfully.
It is a journey that does not change the truth,
but must change the follower.