“ The earth, O LORD, is full of thy mercy: teach me thy statutes. ”
The earth, O Lord, is full of thy mercy - Full of the proofs of thy goodness and compassion. See the notes at Psalms 33:5 . This is the expression of a heart full of love to God and to his word....
The earth, O LORD, is full of thy mercy: (e) teach me thy statutes. (e) For the knowledge of God's word is a singular token of his favour.
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...
mercy . lovingkindness, or grace.
64. O Jehovah! the earth is full of thy mercy Here the prophet beseeches God, in the exercise of his infinite goodness, which is reflected in every part of the world, graciously to make him...
The earth, O LORD, is full of thy mercy: teach me thy statutes. The earth is full of thy mercy - What an astonishing operation has the grace of God! In the midst of want, poverty, affliction, and bon...
The earth, O LORD, is full of thy mercy: teach me thy statutes. The earth, O Lord, is full of thy mercy: teach me thy statutes - ( Psalms 119:12 .) As thou fillest the earth with thy mercy, s...
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...
CHETH. This eighth part of this lovely Psalm opens most beautifully, in which we clearly behold Jesus as the speaker. The royal Prophet, under the Spirit's influence (as Peter was commissioned to ex...
The earth, O Lord, is full of thy mercy ,.... "Goodness" or "grace" o; both of the providential mercy and goodness of God, which extends to all his creatures; and of his special grace and goodness t...
The earth, O LORD, is full of thy mercy: teach me thy statutes. Ver. 64. The earth, O Lord, is full of thy mercy ] Thy mercy is over all thy works. This is thy general goodness, But Teach me th...
At midnight I will rise To praise thee in a solemn manner; not being contented with those short ejaculations he might have used lying in his bed; because of thy righteous judgments That is, thy l...
64 The earth, O L ORD , is full of thy mercy: teach me thy statutes. Here, 1. David pleads that God is good to all the creatures according to their necessities and capacities; as the...
Thou dost satisfy the just desires and necessities of all men and all creatures with the fruits of thy goodness. The generality of other men chiefly desire the blessings of this life; but, Lord, give...
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 119:64 The Bible has been constructed in such a way that it is an armoury of mercy, a magazine of kindness. It is a great institution of mercifulness. I. Notice the mercifulness of its emi...
Psalms 119:64-67 . The earth, O LORD, is full of thy mercy: teach me thy statutes. Thou hast dealt well with thy servant, O LORD, according unto thy word. Teach me good judgment and knowledge: for...
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 thought on my ways, and turned my feet unto Thy testimonies. A godly life I. The way into a godly life. “I thought.” Wonderful act is this; an act which no creature on earth bug man can perfo...
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...
Isaiah 2:3 ; Isaiah 48:17 ; Isaiah 48:18 ; Matthew 11:29 ; Psalms 104:13 ; Psalms 145:9 ; Psalms 33:5 ; Psalms 119:12 ; Psalms 119:26 ; Psalms 27:11