“ Stablish thy word unto thy servant, who is devoted to thy fear. ”
Stablish thy word unto thy servant - Confirm it; make it seem firm and true; let not my mind be vacillating or skeptical in regard to thy truth. This seems to be a prayer against the influence of...
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...
Who is devoted to Thy fear. Supply Ellipsis thus: "Which [leadeth to] reverence of Thee"; or, "Which [pertaineth to]", &c.
38. Confirm thy word unto thy servant. Here we have briefly set forth the sole end and legitimate use of prayer, which is, that we may reap the fruits of God’s promises. Whence it comes to p...
Stablish thy word unto thy servant, who is devoted to thy fear. Stablish thy word - Fulfil the promises thou hast made to me.
Stablish thy word unto thy servant— Make good thy word unto thy servant; which will issue in thy fear. Which will be thy fear; i.e. thy honour; it will turn to thy honour. There is mercy with th...
Stablish thy word unto thy servant, who is devoted to thy fear. Stablish thy word unto thy servants, who is devoted to thy fear - or, 'thy Word which belongs to thy fearers;' namely, 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...
Who is devoted to thy fear. — This is an improbable explanation of this elliptical expression. There are two renderings, each in accordance with the general drift of the psalm: (1) Stablish to Thy...
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...
Stablish thy word unto thy servant ,.... Either God's word of promise, which never fails, is firm and stable in Christ; and the sense is, that God would assure him of the fulfilment of it, and give...
Stablish thy word unto thy servant, who [is devoted] to thy fear. Ver. 38. Stablish thy word unto thy servant ] i.e. Make good thy promise; we must by our prayers put the promises of God in suit...
Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity The vain things of this world, such as riches, honours, pleasures; from beholding them with desire or affection. Quicken thou me in thy way Make me liv...
38 Stablish thy word unto thy servant, who is devoted to thy fear. Here is 1. The character of a good man, which is the work of God's grace in him; he is God's servant, subject t...
Confirm and perform thy promises, as concerning the kingdom, so also for the giving of gracious assistances, directions and comforts to those that fear thee, of which number I am one.
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...
fear ( See Scofield) - ( Psalms 19:9 ).
Psalms 119:38 There is a saying of Clough to which I take exception, and I quote it because it may represent the conclusion of more minds than the writer's: "The belief that religion is, or in any...
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...
Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; and quicken Thou me in Thy way. An exemplary prayer This prayer includes three things:-- I. Diversion from the false. 1. Vanity is a bad thing....
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.
2 Corinthians 1:20 ; 2 Samuel 7:25-29 ; Jeremiah 32:39-41 ; Psalms 103:11 ; Psalms 103:13 ; Psalms 103:17 ; Psalms 119:49 ; Psalms 145:19 ; Psalms 147:11
Stablish — Confirm and perform thy promises.