“ Make me to go in the path of thy commandments; for therein do I delight. ”
Make me to go in the path ... - That is, Incline me to it; so direct me that I shall thus walk. It is an acknowledgment of his dependence on God, that he might be able to carry out the cherished...
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...
35. Direct me in the path The frequent repetition of this phraseology by the prophet is not to be considered as redundant. Seeing that the end of man’s existence ought to consist in profitin...
Make me to go in the path of thy commandments; for therein do I delight.
Make me to go in the path of thy commandments; for therein do I delight. Make me to go in the path of thy commandments; for therein do I delight. Thou who hast given me the will, give me the...
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...
Path. — From root to tread, the trodden way, plain with the track of all the pious pilgrims’ feet of past times.
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...
Love for God's Commands Psalms 119:33-48 Twice over the psalmist says, “thy commandments which I have loved,” and then proceeds to give the key to perfect love of them in the words, “I will me...
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...
HE. How very beautiful is this portion of the psalm, considered as descriptive of the work of the Holy Ghost. It is his blessed province, and from his great love to the persons of Christ's people, h...
Make me to go in the path of thy commandments ,.... Lead, guide, direct me in the path, and use me to it; work in me both to will and to do; give both ability and a willing mind to walk therein; by...
Make me to go in the path of thy commandments; for therein do I delight. Ver. 35. Make me to go in the path ] Which I shall soon forsake if thou guide me not. Te duce vera sequor, te duce falsa...
HE. Psalms 119:33 . Teach me, &c., and I will keep it Or, that I may keep it; that I may persevere; for apostacy proceeds from the want of wisdom and understanding; unto the end Hebre...
35 Make me to go in the path of thy commandments; for therein do I delight. 36 Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness. He had before prayed to God to enligh...
Make me to go, by directing my mind into the right way, by inclining my will, and strengthening my resolution. For therein do I delight: forsake not him who delighteth in the: and in thy service;...
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...
By the help of God's Holy Spirit, this psalm may serve for the purposes of self-examination, for we may ask ourselves as we read, «Do I feel in that way? Are my prayers like those of this good man? I...
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...
Teach me, O Lord, the way of Thy statutes; and I shall keep it unto the end. Ethical instruction I. Ethical instruction is instruction in duty. There is no knowledge so important as the knowled...
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...
He. The Constancy of the Believer Upheld and Nourished by God's Word.
1 John 5:3 ; Ezekiel 36:26 ; Ezekiel 36:27 ; Hebrews 13:21 ; Isaiah 2:3 ; Isaiah 48:17 ; Isaiah 58:13 ; Isaiah 58:14 ; Philippians 2:13 ; Proverbs 3:17 ; Proverbs 4:11 ; Proverbs 4:18 ;...