Psalms 119:169 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ TAU. Let my cry come near before thee, O LORD: give me understanding according to thy word. ”

Psalms 119:169 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Let my cry come near before thee, O Lord - This commences a new division of the psalm, indicated by the last letter of the Hebrew alphabet, the letter Tau ( ט ṭ ), corresponding to our “t,”...
Psalms 119:169 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

TAU. Let my cry come near before thee, O LORD: give me understanding (a) according to thy word. (a) As you have promised to be the schoolmaster to all who depend on you.
Psalms 119:169 - 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 119:169 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

169. Let my cry come (38) near into thy presence. The Psalmist repeats the same sentiment which has already come under our notice — that his chief desire, and what he, most of all presse...
Psalms 119:169 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

TAU. Let my cry come near before thee, O LORD: give me understanding according to thy word. Let my cry come near before thee - This is really a fine image; it is of frequent occurrence, and is little...
Psalms 119:169 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Let my cry come near before thee, O LORD: give me understanding according to thy word. Let my cry come near before thee, O Lord: give me understanding according to thy word. Let my supplicati...
Psalms 119:169 - 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 119:169 - 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 119:169 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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...
Psalms 119:169 - 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 119:169 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

TAU. There is but little variation in this portion from the former. Jesus taught his disciples, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint, Luke 18:1 ; and here he sets the example. I do not t...
Psalms 119:169 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

t, TAU.--The Twenty-second and last Part . Ver. 169. TAU. Let my cry come near before thee, O Lord ,.... Not "my praise", as the Syriac version; but "my prayer", put up in great distress, and with...
Psalms 119:169 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

TAU. Let my cry come near before thee, O LORD: give me understanding according to thy word. Ver. 169. Let my cry come near before thee, O Lord ] That is, as some will have it, let this whole prece...
Psalms 119:169 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

22. TAU. 169 Let my cry come near before thee, O L ORD : give me understanding according to thy word. 170 Let my supplication come before the...
Psalms 119:169 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

TAU Ver. 169. Near before thee; which at present thou seemest to shut out , as the church complained, Lamentations 3:8 . Understanding; whereby I may both know and perform my duty in all pa...
Psalms 119:169 - 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 119:169 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 119:153 . Consider mine affliction, and deliver me: for I do not forget thy law. As much as if he said, «Lord, I do not forget thee; do not forget me.» Thy grace has kept my memory; let th...
Psalms 119:169 - 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 119:169 - The Biblical Illustrator

Let my cry come near before Thee, O Lord: give me understanding according to Thy Word. A model prayer I. The earnestness it breathes. “Let my cry come near before Thee, O Lord.” This prayer is...
Psalms 119:169 - 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 119:169 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Let my cry come near before Thee, O Lord, with no obstructions to hinder it in its course; give me understanding according to Thy Word, since the Word alone is the source of all true knowledge.
Psalms 119:169 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Chronicles 22:12 ; 2 Chronicles 1:10 ; 2 Chronicles 30:27 ; Daniel 2:21 ; James 1:5 ; Proverbs 2:3-5 ; Psalms 119:144 ; Psalms 119:145 ; Psalms 18:6

Psalms 119:169 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Psalms 119:169 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Psalms 119:169 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 119:169 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 119:169 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Psalms 119:169 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Psalms 119:169 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 119:169 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 119:169 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Psalms 119:169 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Psalms 119:169 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Psalms 119:169 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Psalms 119:169 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 119:169 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Psalms 119:169 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Psalms 119:169 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Psalms 119:169 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 119:169 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 119:169 - The Biblical Illustrator

Psalms 119:169 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 119:169 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Psalms 119:169 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge