“ I rejoice at thy word, as one that findeth great spoil. ”
I rejoice at thy word, as one that findeth great spoil - Plunder in a camp; prey; booty: as the hunter or the warrior, when he lights on great and unexpected success.
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...
word. Same word as in Psalms 119:11 . Some codices with Septuagint and Vulgate, read "words" (plural)
162. I have rejoiced at thy word as one who hath found great spoil No gain, it is well known, brings greater joy than that which conquerors acquire from the spoil of their enemies; for to th...
I rejoice at thy word, as one that findeth great spoil. As one that findeth great spoil - שלל רב shalal rab. This appears to refer to such spoil as is acquired by stripping the dead in a field of bat...
I rejoice at thy word, as one that findeth great spoil. I rejoice at thy word, as one that findeth great spoil. As the man who found the treasure hid in the field "for joy thereof went and so...
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...
Comp. Isaiah 9:3 .
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...
Jehovah Inspires Continual Praise Psalms 119:161-170 What a noble conclusion we reach in these closing stanzas! I rejoice at thy word; thy law do I love; seven times a day do I praise thee; le...
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...
SCHIN. Still prosecuting the same subject of suffering, here are the same petitions lodged before the throne. The apostle to the Hebrews was commissioned by the Holy Ghost to teach the church some v...
I rejoice at thy word, as one that findeth great spoil. At having it, which is a distinguishing blessing; all are not favoured with it; and is an inestimable treasure, a field in which a treasure l...
I rejoice at thy word, as one that findeth great spoil. Ver. 162. I rejoice at thy word ] Libenter omnibus omnes opes concesserim, &c., I would gladly leave all the wealth in the world to o...
SCHIN. Psalms 119:161 . Princes The rulers and prime ministers of thy kingdom; have persecuted me Whom they ought to have used their authority to protect, knowing me to be innocent and inju...
162 I rejoice at thy word, as one that findeth great spoil. Here is, 1. The pleasure David took in the word of God. He rejoiced at it, rejoiced that God had made such a discovery of...
No text from Poole on this verse.
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 119:145 . I cried with my whole heart; hear me. O LORD: I will keep thy statutes. It is sweet to look back upon our prayers, if those prayers were uttered with our whole heart, for it is n...
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 rejoice at Thy Word, as one that findeth great spoil. Great spoil How often is this idea repeated in Scripture! It is developed by our Lord in several of His parables, and touches us all very...
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...
Schin (and Sin ) The Believer's Fellowship with God in Prayer.
1 Samuel 30:16 ; Isaiah 9:3 ; Jeremiah 15:16 ; Proverbs 16:19 ; Psalms 119:111 ; Psalms 119:72