“ Order my steps in thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me. ”
Order my steps in thy word - My goings, or, my conduct and life - by thy word; according to thy requirements. Let me be wholly obedient to thy will. And let not any iniquity have dominion over...
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...
Order . Direct, or guide. in . by. Some codices, with one early printed edition, Septuagint, and Vulgate, read "according to". iniquity. Hebrew. aven . App-44.
133. Direct my steps according to thy word. By these words he shows, as he has often done before in other places, that the only rule of living well is for men to regulate themselves wholly b...
DISCOURSE: 710 THE CHRISTIAN’S CHIEF DESIRES Psalms 119:132-133 . Look thou upon me, and be merciful unto me, as thou usest to do unto those that love thy name. Order my steps in thy word: and l...
Order my steps in thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me. Order my steps - הכן hachen, make them firm; let me not walk with a halting or unsteady step. Have dominion over me - בי b...
Order my steps in thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me. Order my steps in thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me. The parallelism of the latter clause, t...
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...
Have dominion. — Or, get the mastery. The Arabic root cognate with the Hebrew of the word appears in the title sultan.
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...
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...
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...
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...
Order my steps in thy word ,.... Or, "by thy word" s, or "according" to it. Which is the rule of practice and action, as well as of faith; and happy are they who walk according to the directions of...
Order my steps in thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me. Ver. 133. Order my steps in thy word ] Let me walk as in a frame, walk by rule exactly, accurately, Ephesians 5:15 . He...
Look thou upon me Favourably, as the next clause explains it; and be merciful unto me Let me taste the sweetness, and receive the gifts of thy mercy; let me have thy smiles, and the light of thy...
133 Order my steps in thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me. Here David prays for two great spiritual blessings, and is, in this verse, as earnest for the good wor...
Order my steps; by thy grace direct and govern all my motions and actions. In thy word; in the way prescribed in thy word; or, by thy word . Let thy Spirit accompany thy word, and ingraft it wit...
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 119:133 I. This verse recognises and accepts the obligation of moral order: "Order my steps." II. It fixes the legitimate source and centre of that order: "In Thy word." The Bible centres,...
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...
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...
I opened my mouth, and panted, for I longed for Thy commandments. Holy longings Here we have David desiring, praying, pleading, and setting forth very clearly what he pants after. May you and I...
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...
Pe. The Need Of Spiritual Light in the Midst of Godlessness.
1 Samuel 2:9 ; Psalms 19:13 ; Psalms 119:116 ; Psalms 121:3 ; Psalms 17:5 ; Psalms 32:8 ; Romans 6:12-14 ; Romans 7:23 ; Romans 7:24
Steps — My motions and actions.