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( See Scofield) - (Psalms 19:9).
Stablish thy word unto thy servant - Confirm it; make it seem firm and true; let not my mind be vacillating or skeptical in regard to thy truth....
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...
Who is devoted to Thy fear. Supply Ellipsis thus: "Which [leadeth to] reverence of Thee"; or, "Which [pertaineth to]", &c.
38. Confirm thy word unto thy servant. Here we have briefly set forth the sole end and legitimate use of prayer, which is, that we may reap...
Stablish thy word unto thy servant, who is devoted to thy fear. Stablish thy word - Fulfil the promises thou hast made to me.
Stablish thy word unto thy servant— Make good thy word unto thy servant; which will issue in thy fear. Which will be thy fear; i.e. thy honour; i...
Stablish thy word unto thy servant, who is devoted to thy fear. Stablish thy word unto thy servants, who is devoted to thy fear - or, 'thy Wo...
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 s...
Who is devoted to thy fear. — This is an improbable explanation of this elliptical expression. There are two renderings, each in accordance with th...
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...
Love for God's Commands Psalms 119:33-48 Twice over the psalmist says, “thy commandments which I have loved,” and then proceeds to give the key...
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,...
HE. How very beautiful is this portion of the psalm, considered as descriptive of the work of the Holy Ghost. It is his blessed province, and from h...
Stablish thy word unto thy servant ,.... Either God's word of promise, which never fails, is firm and stable in Christ; and the sense is, that God w...
Stablish thy word unto thy servant, who [is devoted] to thy fear. Ver. 38. Stablish thy word unto thy servant ] i.e. Make good thy promise; we m...
Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity The vain things of this world, such as riches, honours, pleasures; from beholding them with desire or a...
38 Stablish thy word unto thy servant, who is devoted to thy fear. Here is 1. The character of a good man, which is the work of Go...
Confirm and perform thy promises, as concerning the kingdom, so also for the giving of gracious assistances, directions and comforts to those that fe...
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 119:38 There is a saying of Clough to which I take exception, and I quote it because it may represent the conclusion of more minds than the...
By the help of God's Holy Spirit, this psalm may serve for the purposes of self-examination, for we may ask ourselves as we read, «Do I feel in that...
We have here some of the jottings from David's pocket-book, the notes of his experience as recorded in his diary. The whole Psalm is a great casket f...
Psalms 119:33 . Teach me, O Lord, the way of thy statutes; The psalmist is constantly talking about «the way.» We have that expression in the 27...
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...
Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; and quicken Thou me in Thy way. An exemplary prayer This prayer includes three things:-- I. Diver...
Stablish Thy Word unto Thy servant, who is devoted to Thy fear. Confirmation By the “Word” here, some understand simply the promise of God. But...
EXPOSITION This is an "alphabetic psalm" of a more stringent character than any other. It consists of twenty-two stanzas, each of eight verses,...
He. The Constancy of the Believer Upheld and Nourished by God's Word.
Stablish Thy Word unto Thy servant, setting it up firmly, making His promises to be fulfilled for the believer, who is devoted to Thy fear, literal...
2 Corinthians 1:20 ; 2 Samuel 7:25-29 ; Jeremiah 32:39-41 ; Psalms 103:11 ; Psalms 103:13 ; Psalms 103:17 ; Psalms 119:49 ; Psalms 145:19 ;...
Stablish — Confirm and perform thy promises.
38 Stablish thy word unto thy servant, who is devoted to thy fear.