TAU.
Psalms 119:172. My tongue shall speak of Shall freely and abundantly, like a fountain, pour forth, as תען signifies; thy word The truths, precepts, and other contents of it. For all thy commandments are righteousness Even those which, to men of corrupt minds, seem severe and unjust. Let thy hand help me Let thy divine power, therefore, succour me in this weak and distressed condition wherein I am. For I have chosen, &c. For I rely on it alone, having resolved to be guided wholly by thy precepts. I have longed for thy salvation That thou wouldest save me completely, not only from my troubles, but also from my sins, and from all inclination to decline from thy ways, and that at last thou wouldest crown me with eternal salvation in thy kingdom. Let my soul live That is, let my natural life be prolonged, that I may live to thy glory. Or, let my soul possess spiritual life in union and communion with thee; and it shall praise thee Shall have both inclination and power so to do, with fervency and delight. Let thy judgments help me Thy providential dispensations, whereby thou rulest and judgest the world, punishing the wicked, and protecting and delivering the godly: or rather, thy ordinances and testimonies, (as the word judgments commonly signifies in this Psalm,) which are the only ground of my confiding in thee for help.