Psalms 119:111 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they are the rejoicing of my heart. ”

Psalms 119:111 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Thy testimonies - Thy law; thy revealed will; the revelation which thou hast given considered as thy solemn “testimony” as to what is true and right. Have I taken as an heritage for ever - As...
Psalms 119:111 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Thy testimonies have I taken as an (e) heritage for ever: for they [are] the rejoicing of my heart. (e) I esteemed no worldly things, but made your word my inheritance.
Psalms 119:111 - 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 119:111 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

111. I have thy testimonies as an inheritance for ever. He again confirms the sentiment, which cannot be too often repeated, That the law of God was more precious to him than all the pleasur...
Psalms 119:111 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they are the rejoicing of my heart. As a heritage - In Psalms 119:57 he says, God is my portion, חלקי chelki. In this he says, Thy testim...
Psalms 119:111 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they are the rejoicing of my heart. Thy testimonies have I taken as heritage forever - a still better heritage than even the literal...
Psalms 119:111 - 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 119:111 - 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 119:111 - 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 119:111 - 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 119:111 - 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 119:111 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever ,.... The Scriptures, which testify of Christ and of his grace, and of the mind and will of God, are a portion of themselves; and a goodly herita...
Psalms 119:111 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they [are] the rejoicing of my heart. Ver. 111. Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage ] Perpetui nec unquam alienaudi patrimonii vi...
Psalms 119:111 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Thy testimonies have I taken , &c. I have chosen them for my portion, a portion which I will never relinquish. I have inclined my heart That is, I have complied with the motions of thy Spirit,...
Psalms 119:111 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

111 Thy testimonies have I taken as a heritage for ever: for they are the rejoicing of my heart. 112 I have inclined mine heart to perform thy statutes alway, even unto the end. ...
Psalms 119:111 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

I have chosen them for my chief portion, from which I will never part.
Psalms 119:111 - 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 119:111 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Psalms 119:111 I. Consider, first, the claim asserted by David: that God's testimonies are his heritage for ever. The term "testimonies" denotes all those revelations of His own nature, attributes...
Psalms 119:111 - 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 119:111 - 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 119:111 - The Biblical Illustrator

My soul is continually in my hand. Religion Religion is here presented in three aspects. I. As a deeply felt need in the immediate prospect of death. “My soul is continually in my hand.” Tha...
Psalms 119:111 - 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 119:111 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage forever, making them his most cherished possession. which he would not relinquish; for they are the rejoicing of my heart, they only work true happiness....
Psalms 119:111 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Peter 1:4 ; 1 Peter 1:8 ; Acts 26:18 ; Colossians 1:12 ; Deuteronomy 33:4 ; Hebrews 9:15 ; Isaiah 54:17 ; Jeremiah 15:16 ; Psalms 119:127 ; Psalms 119:14 ; Psalms 119:162 ; Psalms 119:1...

Psalms 119:111 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Psalms 119:111 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Psalms 119:111 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 119:111 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 119:111 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Psalms 119:111 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Psalms 119:111 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 119:111 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 119:111 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Psalms 119:111 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Psalms 119:111 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Psalms 119:111 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Psalms 119:111 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 119:111 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 119:111 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Psalms 119:111 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Psalms 119:111 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Psalms 119:111 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Psalms 119:111 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 119:111 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 119:111 - The Biblical Illustrator

Psalms 119:111 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 119:111 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Psalms 119:111 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge