Psalms 119:162

I rejoice at thy word, as one that findeth great spoil - Plunder in a camp; prey; booty: as the hunter or the warrior, when he lights on great and unexpected success.

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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 beginnin...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

word. Same word as in Psalms 119:11 . Some codices with Septuagint and Vulgate, read "words" (plural)
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

162. I have rejoiced at thy word as one who hath found great spoil No gain, it is well known, brings greater joy than that which conquerors...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

I rejoice at thy word, as one that findeth great spoil. As one that findeth great spoil - שלל רב shalal rab. This appears to refer to such spoil as i...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

I rejoice at thy word, as one that findeth great spoil. I rejoice at thy word, as one that findeth great spoil. As the man who found the trea...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Comp. Isaiah 9:3 .
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 th...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Jehovah Inspires Continual Praise Psalms 119:161-170 What a noble conclusion we reach in these closing stanzas! I rejoice at thy word; thy law...
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,...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

SCHIN. Still prosecuting the same subject of suffering, here are the same petitions lodged before the throne. The apostle to the Hebrews was commiss...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

I rejoice at thy word, as one that findeth great spoil. At having it, which is a distinguishing blessing; all are not favoured with it; and is an i...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

I rejoice at thy word, as one that findeth great spoil. Ver. 162. I rejoice at thy word ] Libenter omnibus omnes opes concesserim, &c., I w...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

SCHIN. Psalms 119:161 . Princes The rulers and prime ministers of thy kingdom; have persecuted me Whom they ought to have used their author...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

162 I rejoice at thy word, as one that findeth great spoil. Here is, 1. The pleasure David took in the word of God. He rejoiced at i...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

No text from Poole on this verse.
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 ;...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 119:145 . I cried with my whole heart; hear me. O LORD: I will keep thy statutes. It is sweet to look back upon our prayers, if those pray...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 119:153 . Consider mine affliction, and deliver me: for I do not forget thy law. As much as if he said, «Lord, I do not forget thee; do no...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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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 Biblical Illustrator

I rejoice at Thy Word, as one that findeth great spoil. Great spoil How often is this idea repeated in Scripture! It is developed by our Lord i...
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,...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Schin (and Sin ) The Believer's Fellowship with God in Prayer.
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

I rejoice at Thy Word, instead of currying the favor of the wicked princes, he finds his greatest joy in the Word of his Lord, as one that findeth g...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 30:16 ; Isaiah 9:3 ; Jeremiah 15:16 ; Proverbs 16:19 ; Psalms 119:111 ; Psalms 119:72

¹⁶² I rejoice at thy word, as one that findeth great spoil.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 119:162

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 119:162