“ Thy testimonies that thou hast commanded are righteousm and very faithful. ”
Thy testimonies that thou hast commanded - Thy law, considered as a testimony as to what is right and best. Are righteous and very faithful - Margin, as in Hebrew, “righteousness and faithful...
Thy testimonies [that] thou hast commanded [are] (a) righteous and very faithful. (a) We cannot confess God to be righteous, unless we live uprightly and truly as he has commanded.
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...
righteous and very faithful . righteousness and faithfulness.
Thy testimonies that thou hast commanded are righteous and very faithful. Thy testimonies - Every thing that proceeds from thee partakes of the perfections of thy nature.
Thy testimonies that thou hast commanded are righteous and very faithful. Thy testimonies (that) thou hast commanded (are) righteous and very faithful - an explanation of the preceding verse;...
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...
Thy testimonies. — Better, Thou hast commanded Thy testimonies in righteousness and very faithfulness. But unquestionably another arrangement of the text of these two verses is correct. It takes...
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...
TZADDI. In this portion is that memorable verse which throws a light upon the whole Psalm, and fully authorizes us to apply many parts of it directly to the person of Jesus. The passage is, My zeal...
Thy testimonies that thou hast commanded [are] righteous ,.... The Scriptures are holy, just, and good; and what is contained in them are according to godliness; are for instruction in righteousness...
Thy testimonies [that] thou hast commanded [are] righteous and very faithful. Ver. 138. Thy testimonies which thou hast commanded ] i.e. The gospel, as Isaiah 8:20 . And the commandment thereof...
TZADDI. Psalms 119:137 . Righteous art thou, O Lord In thy nature and attributes, and therefore it is impossible that thou shouldest be unjust in any of thy laws or providences. Thy testimon...
18. TZADDI. 137 Righteous art thou, O L ORD , and upright are thy judgments. 138 Thy testimonies that thou hast commanded are righteo...
But this verse is otherwise rendered by all the ancient interpreters, and by divers others, and that more agreeably to the order of the words in the Hebrew text, Thou hast commanded righteousness ,...
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 119:129 . 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...
Righteous art Thou, O Lord, and upright are Thy judgments. The testimony of a tried saint I. His testimony concerning God. 1. Concerning the Divine character (verses 137,142). (1) God’s r...
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...
Tzaddi. The Proper Appreciation of the Word of God.
Deuteronomy 4:45 ; Deuteronomy 4:8 ; Psalms 119:144 ; Psalms 119:75 ; Psalms 119:86 ; Psalms 19:7-9