“ Thou art my hiding place and my shield: I hope in thy word. ”
Thou art my hiding place - See the notes at Psalms 32:7 , where the same expression occurs. And my shield - See Psalms 5:12 , note; Psalms 84:11 , note. I hope in thy word - See Psalm...
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...
hiding place. Compare Psalms 32:7 ; Psalms 91:1 . shield. Compare Psalms 84:9 , and note. Figure of speech Anthropopatheia. App-6.
114. Thou art my hiding place and my shield. The meaning is, that the prophet, persuaded that the only way in which he could be safe, was by lying hid under the wings of God, confided in his...
Thou art my hiding place and my shield: I hope in thy word. Mv hiding place - My asylum. And my shield - There is a time in which I may be called to suffer in secret; then thou hidest me. There ma...
Hiding-place— Or, Covert.
Thou art my hiding place and my shield: I hope in thy word. Thou art my hiding place and my shield: I hope in thy word - ( Psalms 32:7 .)
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...
My shield. — For this expression see Psalms 3:3 ; Psalms 7:10 .
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...
“Time for the Lord to Work” Psalms 119:113-128 There is an ineradicable difference between the child of God and evil-doers, and the believer does not want to be involved in their fate. Therefor...
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...
SAMECH. After the observations which have been proposed upon the foregoing portions of this most blessed Psalm, the Reader will not be surprised, neither, I hope, offended, if I go on to accept this...
Thou [art] my hiding place ,.... From temporal calamities. The perfections of God are chambers of retreat and safety to his people, where they may hide themselves and be safe, till such calamities a...
Thou [art] my hiding place and my shield: I hope in thy word. Ver. 114. Thou art my hiding place and my shield ] To defend me from deadly darts and dangers. See Psalms 18:2 ; Psalms 32:7 . God e...
SAMECH. Psalms 119:113 . I hate vain thoughts Or, wild imaginations , as some render סעפים, a word which signifies the shootings, or branchings of the mind; namely, all wild, roving fancies,...
114 Thou art my hiding place and my shield: I hope in thy word. Here is, 1. God's care of David to protect and defend him, which he comforted himself with when his enemies were ver...
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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 119:105 . Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. We are walkers through the city of this world, and we are often called to go out into its darkness; let us never ventur...
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...
Thou art my hiding-place and my shield: I hope in Thy Word. The Guardian and Support of souls I. The guardianship of god enjoyed. “Hiding-place” is a place of protection, a place where the enem...
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...
Samech. The Need of a Firm Stand for the Truth of God's Word.
Isaiah 32:2 ; Psalms 3:3 ; Psalms 32:7 ; Psalms 84:11 ; Psalms 91:1 ; Psalms 91:2 ; Psalms 119:81 ; Psalms 130:5 ; Psalms 130:6