Psalms 119:9 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ BETH. Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word. ”

Psalms 119:9 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Wherewithal - This begins the second portion of the psalm, extending to Psalms 119:16 , in which all the verses begin with the second letter of the Hebrew alphabet ( ב b ), indicated in our tr...
Psalms 119:9 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

BETH. Wherewithal shall a (a) young man cleanse his way? by taking heed [thereto] according to thy word. (a) Because youth is most given to licentiousness, he chiefly warns them to frame their lives...
Psalms 119:9 - 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 119:9 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

a young man. The writer not necessarily. youth. way . path. Not the same word as in Psalms 119:1 . By taking . So as to take. Put interrogation at end of the second line instead of the first....
Psalms 119:9 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

9. Wherewith shall a young man cleanse his way? In this place he repeats, in different words, the same truth which he formerly advanced, That, however much men may pique themselves upon thei...
Psalms 119:9 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 696 GOD’S WORD THE MEANS OF SANCTIFICATION Psalms 119:9 . Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed thereto according to thy word. THERE is much despondency in t...
Psalms 119:9 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

BETH. Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word. A young man cleanse his way - ארח orach, which we translate way here, signifies a track, a rut, su...
Psalms 119:9 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Wherewithal shall a young man— Or, Wherewith shall a young man cleanse his way, that he may observe thy word? The original word זכה zakkah, rendered, cleanse, signifies to make clean, purify...
Psalms 119:9 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word. Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? The lusts of young men are naturally strong, and pr...
Psalms 119:9 - 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 119:9 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

BETH. (9) Wherewithal. — There can be little question that the right rendering of this verse is By what means can a young man purify his way, so as to keep it according to Thy word? but from...
Psalms 119:9 - 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 119:9 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

God's Word an Inner Power Psalms 119:1-16 This long and noble psalm is devoted to the praise of God's Word, which is mentioned in every verse but one, Psalms 119:122 . Probably if we were to s...
Psalms 119:9 - 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 119:9 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

BETH. Psalms 119:9 The question here put, and with which this second part opens, is not simply intended for the youthful part, but for all. And the answer, in referring to Christ the uncreated wo...
Psalms 119:9 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

b, BETH.--The Second Part . Ver. 9. BETH. Wherewith shall a young man cleanse his way ?.... Some think David means himself, and that he was a young man when he wrote this psalm; and which they thi...
Psalms 119:9 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

BETH. Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed [thereto] according to thy word. Ver. 9. Wherewithal shall a young man ] Semipuer, a lad, a stripling, who hath his name in He...
Psalms 119:9 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

BETH. Psalms 119:9 . Wherewith shall a young man Or, any man. But he names the young man , because such are commonly void of wisdom and experience, and exposed to many and great temptations....
Psalms 119:9 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

2. BETH. 9 Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word. Here is, 1. A weighty questi...
Psalms 119:9 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

BETH Young man; or, any man. But he names the young man, because such are commonly void of wisdom and experience, heady and wilful, and impatient of admonition, full of violent passions and stron...
Psalms 119:9 - 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 119:9 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Psalms 119:9 I. The Bible makes a great deal in its teaching about the ways of men. And nothing is plainer than that it contemplates as great a variety of ways as there are kinds of men. "Wherewit...
Psalms 119:9 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

The first eight verses of this Psalm, in the Hebrew, begin with the letter A, and the second eight begin with the letter B. The whole Psalm is the good man's alphabet; the Holy Spirit condescended to...
Psalms 119:9 - 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 119:9 - The Biblical Illustrator

Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to Thy Word. How a young man may cleanse his way I. This is the great practical problem for life. It is more esp...
Psalms 119:9 - 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 119:9 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? When will it be possible for a young person, surrounded with the many temptations of youth, 2 Timothy 2:22 , to be and remain clean in his conduct? By...
Psalms 119:9 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Timothy 2:22 ; 2 Timothy 3:15-17 ; Deuteronomy 17:18 ; Deuteronomy 6:6-9 ; Ecclesiastes 11:10 ; Ecclesiastes 11:9 ; Ecclesiastes 12:1 ; James 1:21-25 ; Job 1:5 ; Job 13:26 ; John 15:3 ;...
Psalms 119:9 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

The Wonderful Word Psalms 119:1-24 INTRODUCTORY WORDS When we hold the Bible in our hands we are holding a Book that is distinct from any and every other book the world has ever known. 1. It...
Psalms 119:9 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

A young man — Or, any man. But he names the young man, because such are commonly void of wisdom and experience, and exposed to many and great temptations. Cleanse — Purge himself from all filthines...

Psalms 119:9 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Psalms 119:9 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Psalms 119:9 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 119:9 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Psalms 119:9 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 119:9 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Psalms 119:9 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Psalms 119:9 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Psalms 119:9 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Psalms 119:9 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 119:9 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Psalms 119:9 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 119:9 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Psalms 119:9 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Psalms 119:9 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Psalms 119:9 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Psalms 119:9 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 119:9 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 119:9 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Psalms 119:9 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Psalms 119:9 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Psalms 119:9 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Psalms 119:9 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 119:9 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 119:9 - The Biblical Illustrator

Psalms 119:9 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 119:9 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Psalms 119:9 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 119:9 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Psalms 119:9 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes