Psalms 119:173

Let thine hand help me; for I have chosen thy precepts.

Let thine hand help me: for I have chosen thy precepts - as my chief portion, in preference to worldly gains or pleasures. Like Joshua (Joshua 24:22) and Mary, who "chose the good part" (Luke 10:42).

Related Commentaries of Psalms 119:173

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Let thine hand help me - Do thou help me - the hand being that by which we accomplish anything. For I have chosen that precepts - I have chos...
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

hand. Figure of speech Anthropopatheia (App-6); "hand" put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Cause), App-6, for power exercised by it.
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

173. Let thy hand be to succor me. As he had devoted himself to the doctrine of the law, David requests that the hand of God may be stretche...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Let thine hand help me; for I have chosen thy precepts. Let thine hand help me - Exert thy power in my defense.
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...
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

TAU. There is but little variation in this portion from the former. Jesus taught his disciples, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint, Lu...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Let thine hand help me ,.... Let thine hand of power help me against mine enemies, and deliver me from them; and let thine hand of providence and gr...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

Let thine hand help me; for I have chosen thy precepts. Ver. 173. Let thy hand help me ] To do what I have promised. For I have chosen thy prec...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

TAU. Psalms 119:172 . My tongue shall speak of Shall freely and abundantly, like a fountain, pour forth , as תען signifies; thy word The t...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

173 Let thine hand help me; for I have chosen thy precepts. 174 I have longed for thy salvation, O L ORD ; and thy law is my delight....
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

For my guide and companion, and chief joy and treasure.
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 119:153 . 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...
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

Let Thine hand help me; for I have chosen Thy precepts. The character and requests of a truly godly man I. His character. 1. His choice is t...
The Biblical Illustrator

Let my cry come near before Thee, O Lord: give me understanding according to Thy Word. A model prayer I. The earnestness it breathes. “Let my c...
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

Let Thine hand help me, literally, "Be Thy hand for my help"; for I have chosen Thy precepts, thereby placing himself entirely on the side of the L...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Tau. Concluding Appeal.
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 3:11 ; 1 Kings 3:12 ; 2 Corinthians 12:9 ; Deuteronomy 30:19 ; Ephesians 6:10-20 ; Isaiah 41:10-14 ; Joshua 24:15 ; Joshua 24:22 ; L...

¹⁷³ Let thine hand help me; for I have chosen thy precepts.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 119:173

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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

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

Psalms 119:173