Psalms 119:57

The division is better made thus, dispensing with the supposed Ellipsis:. have said "Jehovah is my portion, That. might keep Thy word. "

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Thou art my portion, O Lord - This begins a new division of the psalm, indicated by the Hebrew letter Cheth ( ח ch ), which may be represented...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

CHETH. [Thou art] my (a) portion, O LORD: I have said that I would keep thy words. (a) I am persuaded that to keep your law is a heritage and great...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

57. Thou art my portion, O Jehovah! The meaning of this clause is doubtful, because the term Jehovah may be rendered either in the nomina...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

CHETH. This eighth part of this lovely Psalm opens most beautifully, in which we clearly behold Jesus as the speaker. The royal Prophet, under the S...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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John Trapp Complete Commentary

CHETH. [Thou art] my portion, O LORD: I have said that I would keep thy words. Ver. 57. Thou art my portion, O Lord ] While other men's portion s...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

CHETH. Psalms 119:57 . Thou art my portion, O Lord Whereas other men place their portion and happiness in worldly things, I have chosen thee...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

8. CHETH. 57 Thou art my portion, O L ORD : I have said that I would keep thy words. ...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

CHETH Whereas other men place their portion and happiness in worldly things, I have chosen thee for my portion and chief treasure, as he said, Ps...
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 ;...
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

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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,...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Said — I have professed and owned it.

⁵⁷ CHETH. Thou art my portion, O LORD: I have said that I would keep thy words.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 119:57

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Psalms 119:57