Psalms 119:108 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Accept, I beseech thee, the freewill offerings of my mouth, O LORD, and teach me thy judgments. ”

Psalms 119:108 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Accept, I beseech thee, the free-will offerings of my mouth - Or, the meaning of the word here rendered “free-will,” see the notes at Psalms 110:3 . It conveys the idea that there is no constrai...
Psalms 119:108 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Accept, I beseech thee, the (c) freewill offerings of my mouth, O LORD, and teach me thy judgments. (c) That is, my prayer and thanksgiving which Hosea calls the calves of the lips, ( Hosea 14:2 ).
Psalms 119:108 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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...
Psalms 119:108 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

108. O Jehovah! I beseech thee, let the flee-will-offerings of my mouth. This verse may be read in one connected sentence, as well as divided into two members. According to the former view,...
Psalms 119:108 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Accept, I beseech thee, the freewill offerings of my mouth, O LORD, and teach me thy judgments. The freewill-offerings of my mouth - נדבות פי nidboth pi, the voluntary offerings which I have promised...
Psalms 119:108 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Accept, I beseech thee, the freewill offerings of my mouth, O LORD, and teach me thy judgments. Accept, I beseech thee, the free-will offerings of my mouth - my prayers and praises ( Psalms 5...
Psalms 119:108 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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...
Psalms 119:108 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Freewill offerings of my mouth — i.e., thanks and praise.
Psalms 119:108 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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...
Psalms 119:108 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

“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...
Psalms 119:108 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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...
Psalms 119:108 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

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...
Psalms 119:108 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Accept, I beseech thee, the freewill offerings of my mouth , O Lord ,.... Not sacrifices out of his flocks and herds, such as were the voluntary and freewill offerings brought to the priests under...
Psalms 119:108 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Accept, I beseech thee, the freewill offerings of my mouth, O LORD, and teach me thy judgments. Ver. 108. Accept, I beseech thee, the freewill offerings ] My prayers and praises; prayers for thine...
Psalms 119:108 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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...
Psalms 119:108 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

108 Accept, I beseech thee, the freewill offerings of my mouth, O L ORD , and teach me thy judgments. Two things we are here taught to pray for, in reference to our religious perform...
Psalms 119:108 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

The free-will offerings of my mouth; either, 1. Those which I have promised with my mouth, though I am not now in a capacity of performing my promises, as being banished from thy house. Or rather...
Psalms 119:108 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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 119:108 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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...
Psalms 119:108 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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...
Psalms 119:108 - The Biblical Illustrator

Accept, I beseech Thee, the freewill offerings of my mouth, O Lord, and teach me Thy judgments. An aspiration of piety This short prayer cries out for two things. I. For Divine acceptance of...
Psalms 119:108 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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...
Psalms 119:108 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Accept, I beseech Thee, the free-will offerings of my mouth, O Lord, for such is the nature of all his prayers, vows, and confessions, freely flowing out from faith, and teach me Thy judgments, so...
Psalms 119:108 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Hebrews 13:15 ; Hosea 14:2 ; Numbers 29:39
Psalms 119:108 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Offerings — The sacrifices of prayer and praise.

Psalms 119:108 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Psalms 119:108 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Psalms 119:108 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 119:108 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 119:108 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Psalms 119:108 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Psalms 119:108 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 119:108 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Psalms 119:108 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 119:108 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Psalms 119:108 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Psalms 119:108 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Psalms 119:108 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Psalms 119:108 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 119:108 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 119:108 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Psalms 119:108 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Psalms 119:108 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Psalms 119:108 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 119:108 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 119:108 - The Biblical Illustrator

Psalms 119:108 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 119:108 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Psalms 119:108 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 119:108 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes