Psalms 119:77 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live: for thy law is my delight. ”

Psalms 119:77 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Let thy tender mercies come unto me - See the notes at Psalms 119:41 . That I may live - It is evident that this was uttered in view of some great calamity by which his life was threatened....
Psalms 119:77 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may (c) live: for thy law [is] my delight. (c) He declares that when he did not feel God's mercies, he was as dead.
Psalms 119:77 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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...
Psalms 119:77 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

tender mercies . compassions. For, &c. This is the ground of his prayer. delight. Plural as in Psalms 119:92 . great delight.
Psalms 119:77 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

77. Let thy companions come unto me. In this verse, the Psalmist repeats and confirms almost the same request as in the preceding verse, although in phraseology somewhat different. As he had...
Psalms 119:77 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live: for thy law is my delight. Let thy tender mercies - רחמיך rachameycha, thy fatherly and affectionate feelings.
Psalms 119:77 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live: for thy law is my delight. Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live: for thy law is my delight - ( Psalms 119:17 ; Psalms 11...
Psalms 119:77 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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 119:77 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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...
Psalms 119:77 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Profiting from Affliction Psalms 119:65-80 Before I was afflicted, I went astray; it is good for me that I have been afflicted; thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me . Here is the far-off in...
Psalms 119:77 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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...
Psalms 119:77 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

JOD. With most peculiar reference to the ever-blessed Jesus must we read the opening of this portion. A body hast thou prepared me, was said by Christ when beholding the redemption work he came to p...
Psalms 119:77 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Let thy tender mercies come unto me ,.... Psalms 119:41 ; that I may live ; not merely corporeally; though corporeal life is a grant and favour, and the continuance of it; it is owing to the ten...
Psalms 119:77 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live: for thy law [is] my delight. Ver. 77. Let thy tender mercies come unto me, &c. ] He repeateth the same thing in other words, and re-enforc...
Psalms 119:77 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

I know, O Lord By the convictions of my own conscience, and by experience; that thy judgments are right That thy corrections, as the next clause explains this, are just and proper, and that thou...
Psalms 119:77 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

76 Let, I pray thee, thy merciful kindness be for my comfort, according to thy word unto thy servant. 77 Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live: for thy law is my delight....
Psalms 119:77 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

That I may live; that I may be preserved from that violent and untimely death which mine enemies design to bring upon me. For thy law is my delight; I humbly beg and expect thy protection, becaus...
Psalms 119:77 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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 119:77 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

In this Psalm we have, as it were, notes from David's pocket book. Psalms 119:73 . Thy hands have made me and fashioned me: give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments. This is a ve...
Psalms 119:77 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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...
Psalms 119:77 - The Biblical Illustrator

They that fear Thee will be glad when they nee me; because I have hoped in Thy Word. The good man I. The spiritual interest of the good in each other (verse 74). In what, concerning each other,...
Psalms 119:77 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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...
Psalms 119:77 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Jod. The Consolation of God's Providence and Government.
Psalms 119:77 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Daniel 9:18 ; Hebrews 8:10-12 ; Lamentations 3:22 ; Lamentations 3:23 ; Psalms 1:1 ; Psalms 119:174 ; Psalms 119:24 ; Psalms 119:41 ; Psalms 119:47 ; Psalms 51:1-3

Psalms 119:77 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Psalms 119:77 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Psalms 119:77 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 119:77 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Psalms 119:77 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 119:77 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Psalms 119:77 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Psalms 119:77 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 119:77 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 119:77 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Psalms 119:77 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Psalms 119:77 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Psalms 119:77 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Psalms 119:77 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 119:77 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 119:77 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Psalms 119:77 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Psalms 119:77 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Psalms 119:77 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 119:77 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 119:77 - The Biblical Illustrator

Psalms 119:77 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 119:77 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Psalms 119:77 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge