“ I have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will keep thy righteous judgments. ”
I have sworn - I have solemnly purposed; I have given to this purpose the solemnity and sanction of an oath. That is, I have called God to witness; I have formed the purpose in his presence, and...
I have (b) sworn, and I will perform [it], that I will keep thy righteous judgments. (b) So all the faithful ought to bind themselves to God by a solemn oath and promises to stir up their zeal to em...
CXIX. Praise of the Law. This is the longest and most artificial Ps. in the whole collection. It is divided into twenty-two strophes, each beginning with one of the twenty-two letters of the Heb. a...
I will perform it. Some codices, with seven early printed editions, Aramaean, Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate, read "I have performed it"; but some codices, with four early printed editions (1 in m...
106. I have sworn, and will perform Here the Psalmist speaks of his own constancy. He had declared a little before, that during the whole course of his life, he had not declined from God’s l...
I have sworn, and I will perform it , that I will keep thy righteous judgments. I have sworn - Perhaps this means no more than that he had renewed his covenant with God; he had bound himself to love...
I have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will keep thy righteous judgments. I have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will keep thy righteous judgments. So the Jews, after their return f...
The longest Ps. and the best example of an alphabetical Ps. There are in it twenty-two stanzas; each of the 8 vv. of each stanza commences with the same Hebrew letter. The subject is practically the...
Perform. — The same verb as in Psalms 119:28 — strengthen ; often used in Esther for confirm.
Psalms 119:1-176 IT is lost labour to seek for close continuity or progress in this psalm. One thought pervades it-the surpassing excellence of the Law; and the beauty and power of the psalm lie i...
“Thy Word Is a Lamp, unto My Feet” Psalms 119:97-112 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 tha...
Any dealing with this psalm must necessarily be general and not particular. It has been called the psalm of the Law, not inaccurately; but the term, "The Law," should be understood in its widest sign...
NUN. I pass over several very interesting observations which might be offered on the verses in this portion, (for there is not a part of them but is well calculated to make our meditation sweet); bu...
I have sworn, and I will perform [it] ,.... Or, "I have performed it" h. The psalmist had not only taken up a resolution in his mind, but he had openly declared with his mouth, and professed in a so...
I have sworn, and I will perform [it], that I will keep thy righteous judgments. Ver. 106. I have sworn, and I will perform it ] A religious vow is nothing else but a solemn promise, or rather oat...
NUN. Psalms 119:105 . Thy word is a lamp unto my feet To direct me in all my doubts and difficulties, and to comfort me in all my fears and distresses. I have sworn, and will perform it I h...
106 I have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will keep thy righteous judgments. Here is, 1. The notion David had of religion; it is keeping God's righteous judgments. God's co...
I have sworn; obliged myself by serious purpose and solemn vow, or by a formal oath, which was not unusual amongst God's people, as 2 Chronicles 15:15 Nehemiah 10:29 . Will perform it; I do...
INTRODUCTION 1. Date and authorship. Some ascribe the authorship to “David, before his accession to the kingdom, in exile and peril ( Psalms 119:9 ; Psalms 119:23 ; Psalms 119:46 ; Psalms 119:141...
Psalms 119:89 . For ever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven. Other things come, and go, and change, moons wax and wane, tides ebb and flow, everything earthly is changeable; but «Thy word is...
That David was the author of this psalm, no one ever doubted. It is divided into twenty two octo-distichs, having a letter of the Hebrew alphabet at the head of each distich; and the couplets are mos...
I have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will keep Thy righteous judgments. The psalmist’s solemn resolution I. The object of the psalmist’s purpose was to keep the righteous judgments of Go...
EXPOSITION This is an "alphabetic psalm" of a more stringent character than any other. It consists of twenty-two stanzas, each of eight verses, every verse in each stanza beginning with its own...
I have sworn, with a solemn oath, and I will perform it, that I will keep Thy righteous judgments, observing with great care all those things which, according to God's righteousness, meet with His...
2 Chronicles 15:13 ; 2 Chronicles 15:14 ; 2 Corinthians 8:5 ; 2 Kings 23:3 ; Ecclesiastes 5:4 ; Ecclesiastes 5:5 ; Matthew 5:33 ; Nehemiah 10:29 ; Psalms 56:12 ; Psalms 66:13 ; Psalms 66:1...