“ I am thy servant; give me understanding, that I may know thy testimonies. ”
I am thy servant - See the notes at Psalms 116:16 . Give me understanding, that I may know thy testimonies - Since I am thy servant, instruct me in the knowledge of thy will. As I desire to...
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...
125. I am thy servant, give me understanding. Here the prayer of the preceding verse is repeated. The repetition shows how ardently he wished the blessing prayed for, and how earnest and imp...
I am thy servant; give me understanding, that I may know thy testimonies. I am thy servant - See on Psalms 119:94 (note).
I am thy servant; give me understanding, that I may know thy testimonies. I am thy servant - ( Psalms 116:16 .) Give me understanding, that I may know thy testimonies - the only reward of...
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 119:1-176 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...
AIN. How sweetly do these words become Christ! but who, except Christ, could ever use them? One might be led to conclude, from the very many similar examples we meet with in the book of Psalms, that...
I [am] thy servant ,.... Not only by creation, but by grace; and as he had a work to do, he desires to know what it was; and as it was proper he should know his Master's will, he applies to him for...
I [am] thy servant; give me understanding, that I may know thy testimonies. Ver. 125. I am thy servant, give me understanding ] I have voluntarily hired myself unto thee, chosen the things that pl...
124 Deal with thy servant according unto thy mercy, and teach me thy statutes. 125 I am thy servant; give me understanding, that I may know thy testimonies. Here is, 1. David's p...
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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 119:1-19 . I hate vain thoughts: but thy law do I love. Presumptuous thoughts, erroneous thoughts, wicked thoughts, foolish thoughts,-all three David hated. A good man ought to be a good h...
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...
Deal with Thy servant according unto Thy mercy. In these words we have a prayer I. For merciful treatment. 1. Not according to Thy justice. This would involve our ruin. 2. Not according...
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...
Ain. The Proper Estimation of God's Word in the Midst of Oppression.
2 Chronicles 1:7-10 ; 2 Corinthians 3:5 ; 2 Corinthians 3:6 ; 2 Timothy 2:7 ; James 1:5 ; James 3:13-17 ; Proverbs 14:8 ; Proverbs 9:10 ; Psalms 116:16 ; Psalms 119:11 ; Psalms 119:18 ; P...