“ I remembered thy judgments of old, O LORD; and have comforted myself. ”
I remembered - In my troubles. Thy judgments of old - The word “judgments” here seems to refer to the divine dealings, whether expressed in the law of God, or in the actual administration of...
I remembered thy (c) judgments of old, O LORD; and have comforted myself. (c) That is, the examples, by which you declare yourself to be judge of the world.
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...
52. I called to mind thy judgments of old, O Jehovah! In this psalm, the judgments of God are generally taken for his statutes and decrees, that is, his righteousness. (417) In this p...
DISCOURSE: 703 COMFORT UNDER PERSECUTION Psalms 119:51-52 . The proud have had me greatly in derision; yet have I not declined from thy Law. I remembered thy judgments of old, O Lord; and have c...
I remembered thy judgments of old, O LORD; and have comforted myself. I remembered thy judgments of old - The word judgments is here taken for providential dealing; and indeed kind treatment; that wh...
I remembered thy judgments of old, O LORD; and have comforted myself. I remembered thy judgments of old ... and have comforted myself. God's past judicial vindications of His people by mighty...
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...
Comforted by God's Judgments Psalms 119:49-64 Rays of comfort begin to steal into the psalmist's heart. Thou hast caused me to hope; this is my comfort in my affliction; thy statutes have been...
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...
ZAIN. While we contemplate the ever-blessed Jesus thus hanging upon the promises of the Father, we may in him, and through him, humbly adopt the same language, and remind God our Father of all his c...
I remembered thy judgments of old, O Lord ,.... Either the judgments of God executed on wicked men; as the bringing a flood on the world of the ungodly; the burning of Sodom and Gomorrah; the destru...
I remembered thy judgments of old, O LORD; and have comforted myself. Ver. 52. I remembered thy judgments of old, O Lord ] This was to have a holy memory, well fraught with profitable matter, such...
The proud have had me in derision For my fear of thee and trust in thy word; yet have I not declined from thy law From faith in, or obedience to, thy revealed will, in order to avoid that derisio...
52 I remembered thy judgments of old, O L ORD ; and have comforted myself. When David was derided for his godliness he not only held fast his integrity, but, 1. He comforted himself....
Thy judgments of old; thy former and ancient dispensations to the children of men in punishing the ungodly, and protecting and delivering thy faithful servants, whose experience is my encouragement...
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...
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 remembered Thy judgments of old, O Lord; and have comforted myself. A blessed field lot memory The Divine Word may be looked upon here-- I. As a field for memory. 1. A refreshing field....
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...
Zain. Patience in Persecution and Crosses.
2 Peter 2:4-9 ; Deuteronomy 1:35 ; Deuteronomy 1:36 ; Deuteronomy 4:3 ; Deuteronomy 4:4 ; Exodus 14:29 ; Exodus 14:30 ; Numbers 16:3-35 ; Psalms 77:1 ; Psalms 77:5
Judgments — Thy ancient dispensations to the children of men in punishing the ungodly.