“ LAMED. For ever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven. ”
Forever, O Lord, thy word is settled in heaven - This commences a new division of the psalm, indicated by the Hebrew letter Lamed ( ל l ), or “l.” On the meaning of the passage, see the notes...
LAMED. For ever, O LORD, thy word is settled in (a) heaven. (a) Because no one should esteem God's word according to the changes of things in this world, he shows that it abides in heaven, and there...
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...
For ever,. LORD. Supply Ellipsis (App-6), "For ever [art Thou],. Jehovah [For ever] Thy Word", &c. settled . standeth fast, as the earth: i.e. endureth for ever ( Psalms 102:12 ; Psalms 10...
89 Thy word, O Jehovah I endure for ever. Many explain this verse as if David adduced the stability of the heavens as a proof of God’s truth. According to them the meaning is, that God is pr...
LAMED. For ever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven. For ever, O Lord, thy word is settled in heaven - Thy purposes are all settled above, and they shall all be fulfilled below.
For ever, O Lord, thy word, &c.— Or, Thou art for ever, O Lord; thy word, &c. Mudge renders it, Thy word, O Lord, is for ever; firmly fixed in heaven. God's word, and his truth or faith...
For ever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven. Forever, O Lord, thy word is settled in heaven. The Hebrew accent, Athnach, recommends rather the division of the verse into two members, "For...
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...
LAMED. (89, 90) See Psalms 89:2 .
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...
the Word That Stands Fast Psalms 119:81-96 They persecute wrongfully; they dig pits; they have almost consumed; they have waited to destroy; but thy Word abides steadfast. The driven soul flees...
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...
LAMED. Here is a beautiful address to Jehovah, in contemplation of his own eternal nature, the everlasting purposes and unchangeableness of his councils, and all his ordinances, providences, and dis...
l, LAMED.--The Twelfth Part . Ver. 89. LAMED. For ever, O Lord, thy word is settled in heaven. The Syriac version makes two propositions of these words, rendering them thus, "for ever thou art, O...
LAMED. For ever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven. Ver. 89. For ever, O Lord, thy word ] It is eternal and perpetual, neither can it be vacated or abolished by the injury of time or endeavour...
LAMED. Psalms 119:89 . For ever, O Lord, thy word , &c. The Hebrew may be rendered, thou art for ever, O Lord, thy word , &c. Or, thy word, O Lord , is for ever; firmly fixed in hea...
12. LAMED. 89 For ever, O L ORD , thy word is settled in heaven. 90 Thy faithfulness is unto all generations: thou hast established the ear...
LAMED Although many things happen upon earth which seem contrary to thy word, and at which men take occasion to question the truth of thy word, yet in heaven it is sure and certainly true. In heav...
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 119:89-96 I. In the Bible usually the Word of the Lord means not only the message which God sends, but Him by whom God sends it. The Word of God, Word of the Lord, is spoken of again and ag...
Psalms 119:81 . My soul fainteth for thy salvation: but I hope in thy word. The ship rocks, but the anchor holds; the singer is ready to faint, but he is not ready to despair. He knows where his...
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...
For ever, O Lord, Thy Word is settled in heaven. My solace in affliction I. Here we have strong consolation in certain facts which he remembered. Fly ye to the mountains when the enemy invades...
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...
Forever, O Lord, Thy Word is settled in heaven; like the essence of God, out of which it flowed, it is unchangeable and will endure throughout eternity. Cf Matthew 24:35 ; Luke 21:33 .
1 Peter 1:25 ; 2 Peter 3:13 ; Matthew 24:34 ; Matthew 24:35 ; Matthew 5:18 ; Psalms 119:152 ; Psalms 119:160 ; Psalms 89:2
In heaven — With thee in thy heavenly habitation.