“ Let thine hand help me; for I have chosen thy precepts. ”
Let thine hand help me - Do thou help me - the hand being that by which we accomplish anything. For I have chosen that precepts - I have chosen them as my comforters and my guide. I have reso...
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...
hand. Figure of speech Anthropopatheia (App-6); "hand" put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Cause), App-6, for power exercised by it.
173. Let thy hand be to succor me. As he had devoted himself to the doctrine of the law, David requests that the hand of God may be stretched forth for his aid. Farther, by these words he de...
Let thine hand help me; for I have chosen thy precepts. Let thine hand help me - Exert thy power in my defense.
Let thine hand help me; for I have chosen thy precepts. Let thine hand help me: for I have chosen thy precepts - as my chief portion, in preference to worldly gains or pleasures. Like Joshua...
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 119:1-176 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...
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...
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...
Let thine hand help me ,.... Let thine hand of power help me against mine enemies, and deliver me from them; and let thine hand of providence and grace communicate to me, and supply me with and help...
Let thine hand help me; for I have chosen thy precepts. Ver. 173. Let thy hand help me ] To do what I have promised. For I have chosen thy precepts ] Refusing Satan's cut-throat kindness.
TAU. Psalms 119:172 . My tongue shall speak of Shall freely and abundantly, like a fountain, pour forth , as תען signifies; thy word The truths, precepts, and other contents of it. For al...
173 Let thine hand help me; for I have chosen thy precepts. 174 I have longed for thy salvation, O L ORD ; and thy law is my delight. Here, 1. David prays that divine grace would...
For my guide and companion, and chief joy and treasure.
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 119:153 . 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...
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...
Let Thine hand help me; for I have chosen Thy precepts. The character and requests of a truly godly man I. His character. 1. His choice is the precepts of God. 2. His object of desire is...
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...
Let Thine hand help me, literally, "Be Thy hand for my help"; for I have chosen Thy precepts, thereby placing himself entirely on the side of the Lord, with the right to expect help from Him.
1 Kings 3:11 ; 1 Kings 3:12 ; 2 Corinthians 12:9 ; Deuteronomy 30:19 ; Ephesians 6:10-20 ; Isaiah 41:10-14 ; Joshua 24:15 ; Joshua 24:22 ; Luke 10:42 ; Mark 9:24 ; Philippians 4:13 ; Prov...