Psalms 119:130 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple. ”

Psalms 119:130 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The entrance of thy words giveth light - The Septuagint translates this, “the manifestation (or declaration) - ἡ δήλωσις hē dēlōsis - of thy words enlightens.” So the Vulgate. Luther...
Psalms 119:130 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

The entrance of thy (b) words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple. (b) The simple idiots that submit themselves to God have their eyes opened and their minds illuminated, as soon a...
Psalms 119:130 - 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 119:130 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

entrance . doorway; which was always an open way for the light, in the absence of windows. simple . sincere, as opposed to crafty.
Psalms 119:130 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

130. The entrance of thy word is light. The amount is, that the light of the truth revealed in God’s word, is so distinct that the very first sight of it illuminates the mind. The word פתח...
Psalms 119:130 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple. The entrance of thy words giveth light - פתח pethach, the opening of it: when I open my Bible to read, light springs u...
Psalms 119:130 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple. The entrance of thy words giveth light - like the sun's beam entering through an aperture into a dark room. So...
Psalms 119:130 - 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 119:130 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

PE. (130) Entrance. — Literally, opening, which the LXX. and Vulg. better represent by “manifestation,” “declaration.” (Comp. “opening and alleging,” Acts 17:3 .)
Psalms 119:130 - 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 119:130 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Why Love God's Word? Psalms 119:129-144 What a beautiful soul this is that utters itself in these stanzas! The psalmist acknowledges his simplicity; is quite content to be among the unknown and...
Psalms 119:130 - 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 119:130 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

PE. The verses in this portion form a beautiful reduplication of the same delightful truths. It is Jesus speaking through the whole of them, in his human nature, as the Head and Representative of hi...
Psalms 119:130 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

The entrance of thy words giveth light ,.... The beginning of them; the first three Chapter s in Genesis, what light do they give into the origin of all things; the creation of man, his state of inn...
Psalms 119:130 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple. Ver. 130. The entrance of thy words giveth light ] So soon as men are over the threshold of thy house, sese lux qu...
Psalms 119:130 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The entrance of thy words Into the heart of man; that is, the receiving of them in faith, and love, and meekness; giveth light To those that were before in darkness, even the light of true and sa...
Psalms 119:130 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

130 The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple. Here is, 1. The great use for which the word of God was intended, to give light, that is, to give...
Psalms 119:130 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

The entrance of thy words; the very beginnings and rudiments of them; the first discoveries of those sacred mysteries; and much more the depths of them, in which their chief excellency consists. Or...
Psalms 119:130 - 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 119:130 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Psalms 119:130 I. There is no book by the perusal of which the mind is so much strengthened and so much enlarged as it is by the perusal of the Bible. There is nothing so likely to elevate and end...
Psalms 119:130 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 119:129 . Thy testimonies are wonderful: therefore doth my soul keep them. Every true believer admires God's Word; and, more than that, it amazes him: «Thy testimonies are wonderful.» View...
Psalms 119:130 - 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 119:130 - The Biblical Illustrator

Therefore I love Thy commandments above gold. God’s Word God’s Word is here revealed in several aspects-- I. As a prize. It is “above gold.” 1. It is intrinsically more valuable than gold...
Psalms 119:130 - 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 119:130 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Pe. The Need Of Spiritual Light in the Midst of Godlessness.
Psalms 119:130 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Corinthians 4:4 ; 2 Corinthians 4:6 ; 2 Peter 1:19 ; 2 Timothy 3:15-17 ; Acts 26:18 ; Ephesians 5:13 ; Ephesians 5:14 ; Isaiah 8:20 ; Luke 1:77-79 ; Proverbs 1:22 ; Proverbs 1:23 ; Prov...

Psalms 119:130 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Psalms 119:130 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Psalms 119:130 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 119:130 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Psalms 119:130 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 119:130 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Psalms 119:130 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Psalms 119:130 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 119:130 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Psalms 119:130 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 119:130 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Psalms 119:130 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Psalms 119:130 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Psalms 119:130 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Psalms 119:130 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 119:130 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 119:130 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Psalms 119:130 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Psalms 119:130 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Psalms 119:130 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Psalms 119:130 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 119:130 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 119:130 - The Biblical Illustrator

Psalms 119:130 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 119:130 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Psalms 119:130 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge