“ I have longed for thy salvation, O LORD; and thy law is my delight. ”
I have longed for thy salvation, O Lord - See the notes at Psalms 119:166 . The word rendered “I have longed” denotes an earnest desire or wish. Compare the notes at Psalms 42:1 , and the notes...
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...
174. I have longed for thy salvation, O Jehovah! Although all men desire to be in happy circumstances, and no man avowedly repudiates God’s favor; yet so confused and uncertain are the ideas...
I have longed for thy salvation, O LORD; and thy law is my delight.
I have longed for thy salvation, O LORD; and thy law is my delight. I have longed for thy salvation - ( Psalms 119:131 ; Psalms 119:166 .) And thy law is my delight - ( Psalms 119:16 ;...
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...
I have longed for thy salvation, O Lord ,.... For temporal salvation and deliverance from enemies; and for spiritual and eternal salvation by the Messiah; and for the Messiah himself, the author of...
I have longed for thy salvation, O LORD; and thy law [is] my delight. Ver. 174. I have longed for thy salvation ] So do all men; but then David will take a right course for it (so will not all)....
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 thy salvation; either, 1. For deliverance from my present straits and calamities, that I may serve thee with more freedom, and may glorify thy name in a more solemn and public manner; or, 2...
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...
I have longed for Thy salvation, O Lord; and Thy law is my delight. Longing for salvation I. The state of mind of which he was the subject. This phraseology implies, that of all other benefits,...
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...
I have longed for Thy salvation, O Lord; thus his eagerness once more causes him to exclaim; and Thy Law is my delight, he finds his greatest pleasure in the knowledge of the Word.
2 Samuel 23:5 ; Genesis 49:18 ; Philippians 1:1 ; Philippians 1:23 ; Proverbs 13:12 ; Psalms 119:166 ; Psalms 119:81 ; Romans 7:22-25 ; Romans 8:23-25 ; Song of Solomon 5:8