Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 119:156
Great [are] thy tender mercies, O LORD: quicken me according to thy judgments.
156. Great are thy tender mercies ] Thy compassions ( Psa 119:77). Cp. 2Sa 24:14; Neh 9:19; Neh 9:27; Neh 9:31 (A.V. thy manifold mercies); Dan 9:18.
quicken me &c.] Cp. Psa 119:149 b.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Great are thy tender mercies, O Lord – They are many, or multiplied. The word rendered tender mercies is the same which occurs in Psa 40:11; Psa 51:1; Psa 69:16; Psa 79:8; Psa 103:4. See the notes at Psa 25:6.
Quicken me … – See Psa 119:149.
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
Verse 156. Great are thy tender mercies] They are rabbim, multitudes. They extend to all the wretchednesses of all men.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
According to the manner of thy administrations towards thy people, as Psa 119:149.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
156. (See on Ps119:149).
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
Great [are] thy tender mercies, O Lord,…. Not his providential mercies only, which are many and undeserved, and constantly repeated; but his special mercies in Christ, which flow from the tenderness of his heart; and his merciful lovingkindness to his people, and which are great or many f, as to quantity; there being a multitude of them, not to be reckoned up: and for quality they are wonderful beyond expression and conception; proceed from unmerited love, rich, free, sovereign grace, and last for ever;
quicken me according to that judgments; [See comments on Ps 119:149].
f “multae”, Pagninus, Montanus, Musculus, Michaelis.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
156 Great are thy tender mercies, O LORD: quicken me according to thy judgments.
Here, 1. David admires God’s grace: Great are thy tender mercies, O Lord! The goodness of God’s nature, as it is his glory, so it is the joy of all the saints. His mercies are tender, for he is full of compassion; they are many, they are great, a fountain that can never be exhausted. He is rich in mercy to all that call upon him. David had spoken of the misery of the wicked (v. 155); but God is good notwithstanding; there were tender mercies sufficient in God to have saved them, if they had not “despised the riches of those mercies.” Those that are delivered from the sinner’s doom are bound for ever to own the greatness of God’s mercies which delivered them. 2. He begs for God’s grace, reviving quickening grace, according to his judgments, that is, according to the tenour of the new covenant (that established rule by which he goes in dispensing that grace) or according to his manner, his custom or usage, with those that love his name, v. 132.
Fuente: Matthew Henry’s Whole Bible Commentary
156. O Jehovah,! thy tender mercies are many; as if he had said that no offenders are safe but those who betake themselves to the divine mercy. Farther, to encourage himself to approach God with the greater confidence, he not only says that God is merciful, but he mightily magnifies and extols his compassion’s. From this we gather that he was so contented with them, as not to seek any aid from his own merits. It is however at the same time to be noted, that the Prophet was far from being lightly troubled with many temptations, seeing he was forced to oppose to them this vast abundance of mercy. It makes little difference whether we read great or many The prayer which follows, Quicken me according to thy judgments, I explain as referring to the promises. The original word for judgment is by some translated manner or custom; but I have already shown above that such a translation is less suitable than the other. The Prophet then again confirms the truth, That life cannot be hoped for or asked from God, unless hope is produced by his word; and he often repeats this truth, because it is one of which we are marvelously forgetful. But that we may boldly appropriate to ourselves all the grace which God promises to his servants, let the doctrine of the great and manifold tender mercies of God be ever present to our thoughts. If we imagine that God makes his promises because he is bound to do it, or because we have deserved it, doubting or mistrust will steal upon our minds, which will shut the gate against our prayers. But if we are thoroughly persuaded that the sole cause by which God is moved to promise us salvation is the mercy inherent in his own nature, we will approach him without hesitation or doubt, because he has bound himself to us of his own accord.
Fuente: Calvin’s Complete Commentary
Psa 119:156 Great [are] thy tender mercies, O LORD: quicken me according to thy judgments.
Ver. 156. Great are thy tender mercies, &c. ] Or, many and mother-like. This is great comfort to greatest sinners.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
tender mercies = compassions.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
Great: Heb. Many
are thy: Psa 51:1, Psa 86:5, Psa 86:13, Psa 86:15, 1Ch 21:13, Isa 55:7, Isa 63:7
quicken: Psa 119:149
Reciprocal: 2Sa 24:14 – for his Psa 80:18 – quicken Psa 119:25 – quicken Psa 119:40 – quicken
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
119:156 Great [are] thy tender mercies, O LORD: quicken me according to thy {b} judgments.
(b) According to your promise made in the law, which because the wicked lack they have no hope of salvation.