“ GIMEL. Deal bountifully with thy servant, that I may live, and keep thy word. ”
Deal bountifully ... - This commences the next portion of the psalm, indicated by the letter Gimel ( ג g ), the third letter of the Hebrew alphabet, answering to our letter “g.” Each verse of...
GIMEL. Deal bountifully with thy servant, [that] I may (a) live, and keep thy word. (a) He shows that we should not desire to live but to serve God, and that we can not serve him correctly unless he...
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...
17. Do good to thy servant The term גמל gamal, which some render to requite, does not, among the Hebrews, import mutual recompense, but frequently signifies to confer a benefit, as...
GIMEL. Deal bountifully with thy servant, that I may live, and keep thy word. Deal bountifully - גמל gemol, reward thy servant. Let him have the return of his faith and prayers, that the Divine lif...
Deal bountifully with thy servant— The original word גמל gamal, signifies either to do good, or to render or return good: If we understand it in this latter sense, this return must be here consid...
Deal bountifully with thy servant, that I may live, and keep thy word. Deal bountifully - literally, 'reward;' namely, not as a matter of debt, but of grace, according to thy promise to them...
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...
GIMEL. (17) Deal bountifully... that I may live. — Comp. Psalms 13:3 ; Psalms 13:6 ; Psalms 116:7-8 , where we see, as here, the same connection between this Hebrew word and preservation from...
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...
a Prayer for Understanding Psalms 119:17-32 These verses are full of yearning and unsatisfied desire. The soul breaks for longing, cleaves to the dust, and melts for heaviness. We are reminded...
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...
GIMEL. Here are again many very gracious and fervent breathings after divine favor, which need nothing explanatory by way of comment. Some of them very highly correspond with what might be supposed...
g, GIMEL.--The Third Part . Ver. 17. GIMEL. Deal bountifully with thy servant ,.... Which character is mentioned, not by way of plea or argument for favour, but as expressive of modesty, sense of...
GIMEL. Deal bountifully with thy servant, [that] I may live, and keep thy word. Ver. 17. Deal bountifully with thy servant ] Per indebitam gratiam retribue. Of thy free grace confer good upon me...
GIMEL. Psalms 119:17 . Deal bountifully with thy servant I plead no merit, but only thy free grace and rich mercy; that I may live Safely and comfortably; and keep thy word For I do not d...
3. GIMEL. 17 Deal bountifully with thy servant, that I may live, and keep thy word. We are here taught, 1. That we owe our lives to...
GIMEL Deal bountifully; I plead no merit, but only thy free grace and rich mercy. That I may live; safely and comfortably, in spite of all the attempts of mine enemies to take away my life. And...
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...
It is not easy to see the special subjects that are spoken of by David in each of the short portions of eight verses, yet I do not doubt that if each portion were very carefully examined, we should s...
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...
Deal bountifully with Thy servant, that I may live, and keep Thy Word. Human life Two facts suggested concerning human life: I. That its continuance depends upon Divine mercy. No creature ha...
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...
Deal bountifully with Thy servant, giving him a rich measure of favor and of spiritual blessings, that I may live and keep Thy Word, observing the Word of God being the one great object of his life...
1 John 2:29 ; 1 John 5:3 ; 1 John 5:4 ; 2 Corinthians 9:7-11 ; Ephesians 2:10 ; Ephesians 2:4 ; Ephesians 2:5 ; John 1:16 ; Philippians 4:19 ; Psalms 116:7 ; Psalms 119:124 ; Psalms 119:1...
The Wonderful Word Psalms 119:1-24 INTRODUCTORY WORDS When we hold the Bible in our hands we are holding a Book that is distinct from any and every other book the world has ever known. 1. It...
Live — Safely and comfortably.