“ I will speak of thy testimonies also before kings, and will not be ashamed. ”
I will speak of thy testimonies also before kings ... - In the presence of men of most elevated rank. I will not be ashamed to avow my belief in thy word before those in power - whether friendly...
I will speak of thy testimonies also before (d) kings, and will not be ashamed. (d) He shows that the children of God should not permit their fathers glory to be obscured by the vain pomp of princes...
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...
kings. So Hezekiah testified, doubtless, when kings sent presents and embassies to him ( 2 Chronicles 32:22 ; 2 Chronicles 32:23 ). No occasion to suggest. later date for this Psalm.
46. And I will steal, of thy testimonies before kings (415) In these words he seems to believe that he is in possession of that which he formerly prayed for. Having said, “Take not away the...
I will speak of thy testimonies also before kings, and will not be ashamed. I will speak - before kings - Dr. Delaney supposes that this is spoken in reference to Achish, king of Gath, whom David had...
I will speak, &c.— Dr. Delaney supposes that here is an immediate reference to Achish, king of Gath, whom he apprehends to have been instructed in religion by David. See Life of David, b. i. c....
I will speak of thy testimonies also before kings, and will not be ashamed. I will speak of thy testimonies also before kings, and will not be ashamed - ( Psalms 138:1 .) So Paul before King...
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...
The Vulgate (which in the tenses follows the LXX.) of this verse was the motto of the Augsburg Confession, Et loquebar in testimoniis tuis in conspectu regum, et non confundebar.”
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...
V A U. The Reader will not need information that Jesus is Jehovah's salvation unto the ends of the earth; Isaiah 49:6 . And the answers of Jesus to those that reproached him, are fully set forth in...
I will speak of thy testimonies also before kings ,.... As very likely he did before Saul and his courtiers, before the king of Achish and the princes of the Philistines, when as yet he was not a ki...
I will speak of thy testimonies also before kings, and will not be ashamed. Ver. 46. I will speak of thy testimonies, &c. ] Nullo vel terrore vel splendore mundano impeditus. Kings commonly...
And I will walk at liberty Having then no such encumbrances upon me as I now have in these straits and difficulties which beset and burden me, I shall enjoy great freedom and comfort in thy ways, a...
45 And I will walk at liberty: for I seek thy precepts. 46 I will speak of thy testimonies also before kings, and will not be ashamed. 47 And I will delight myself in thy commandments, wh...
Before kings; who commonly entertain all godly discourses with scorn and contempt.
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 119:46 A silent religion or a speaking religion which shall it be? David says, "I will speak." What do we say? Too often we resolve that we will keep silence. I. I hold that the difference...
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...
So shall I keep Thy law continually for ever and ever. A noble resolution I. To be constantly obedient (verse 44). What is obedience? Not conformity to the letter of the law, but the incarnatio...
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...
Vau. The Need of a Fearless Confession of the Divine Truth.
1 John 2:28 ; 1 Peter 4:14-16 ; 2 Timothy 1:16 ; 2 Timothy 1:8 ; Acts 26:1 ; Acts 26:2 ; Acts 26:24-29 ; Daniel 3:16-18 ; Daniel 4:1-3 ; Daniel 4:25-27 ; Mark 8:38 ; Matthew 10:18 ; Matt...