Psalms 119:8

I will keep thy statutes: O forsake me not utterly. O forsake me not utterly - עד מאד ad meod, "to utter dereliction;" never leave me to my own strength, nor to my own heart!

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

I will keep thy statutes - Thy commands; thy laws. This expresses the firm purpose of the psalmist, He meant to keep the law of God; he could con...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

I will keep thy statutes: O forsake me not (f) utterly. (f) He does not refuse to be tried by temptations, but he fears to faint, if God does not he...
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

not utterly . not in any wise. Compare Psalms 119:43 .
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

8 I will observe thy statutes In these words he avers it to be his intention to observe the law of God, but, conscious of his own weakness,...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

I will keep thy statutes: O forsake me not utterly. I will keep thy statutes: O forsake me not utterly. The same Hebrew х mª'od ( H3966 )...
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 s...
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

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 b...
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

The sum and substance of all this divine meditation, here folds up in this pious resolution, formed by grace; seeing that in Jesus, his people are un...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

I will keep thy statutes ,.... This is a resolution taken up in the strength of divine grace, to answer the end of learning the judgments of God; wh...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

I will keep thy statutes: O forsake me not utterly. Ver. 8. I will keep thy statutes ] Yea, and that very much, or with vehemence, as some read it...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

I will praise thee That is, worship and serve thee; with uprightness of heart With a single eye to thy glory, and with a sincere desire to know a...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

7 I will praise thee with uprightness of heart, when I shall have learned thy righteous judgments. 8 I will keep thy statutes: O forsake me...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

I will keep thy statutes; it is my full purpose to do so, whatsoever it cost me. Forsake me not utterly; not totally and finally; for then I shal...
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

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 go...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

It is not easy to see the special subjects that are spoken of by David in each of the short portions of eight verses, yet I do not doubt that if each...
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

Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord. Moral law I. There is a Divine moral law for the regulation of moral lif...
The Biblical Illustrator

They also do no iniquity: they walk in His ways. Negative and positive goodness I. Negative goodness. “They do no iniquity.” In their external...
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

The Christian's Golden ABC of the Praise, Power, and Value of God's Word. This beautiful psalm, whose writer is not known, is divided into twenty-...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

I will keep Thy statutes, the commands of God's Word which are of permanent value for all men. O forsake me not utterly, for he who is forsaken of...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Joshua 24:15 ; Philippians 4:13 ; Psalms 119:106 ; Psalms 119:115 ; Psalms 119:116 ; Psalms 119:117 ; Psalms 119:16 ; Psalms 119:176 ; Psalm...
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...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Forsake me not — For then I shall fall into the foulest sins.

⁸ I will keep thy statutes: O forsake me not utterly.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 119:8

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the 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

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

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

Wells of Living Water Commentary

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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