“ Let my heart be sound in thy statutes; that I be not ashamed. ”
Let my heart be sound ... - Hebrew, “Be perfect.” See the notes at Job 1:1 . The Septuagint here is “immaculate,” ἄμωμος amōmos . So the Latin Vulgate. It is the expression of a desire t...
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...
sound . thorough.
80. Let my heart be sound in thy statutes Having, a little before, desired to be endued with a sound understanding, he now prays, in a similar manner, for sincere affection of heart. The und...
Let my heart be sound in thy statutes; that I be not ashamed. Let my heart be sound in thy statutes - Let it be perfect - all given up to thee, and all possessed by thee.
Let my heart be sound in thy statutes; that I be not ashamed. Let my heart be sound in thy statutes, that I be not ashamed. Put to the shame of disappointment in my hope of salvation. "Sound"...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Let my heart be found in thy statutes ,.... Or "perfect", and sincere: he desires that he might have a sincere regard to the ways and worship, ordinances and commands, of God; that he might have a c...
Let my heart be sound in thy statutes; that I be not ashamed. Ver. 80. Let my heart be sound ] For the main, though I have many failings. Pray we against hypocrisy. That I be not ashamed ] As a...
Let my heart be sound in thy statutes Hebrew, perfect , or entire; that I may love and obey them sincerely, constantly, and universally. That I be not ashamed Namely, for my sins, which are th...
80 Let my heart be sound in thy statutes; that I be not ashamed. Here is, 1. David's prayer for sincerity, that his heart might be brought to God's statutes, and that it might be...
Sound, Heb. perfect , or entire , that I may love and obey them sincerely, constantly, and universally. That I be not ashamed, to wit, for my sins, which are the only just causes of shame, and...
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...
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...
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...
Let my heart be sound in Thy statutes. A sound heart A heathen prayed for a “sound mind in a sound body.” A sound body is, of all earthly blessings, the most priceless. But a sound heart is a f...
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...
Jod. The Consolation of God's Providence and Government.
1 John 2:28 ; 2 Chronicles 12:14 ; 2 Chronicles 15:17 ; 2 Chronicles 25:2 ; 2 Chronicles 31:20 ; 2 Chronicles 31:21 ; 2 Corinthians 1:12 ; Deuteronomy 26:16 ; Ezekiel 11:9 ; John 1:47 ; Pr...
Sound — That I may love and obey them sincerely, constantly, and universally.