Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 119:167
My soul hath kept thy testimonies; and I love them exceedingly.
My soul hath kept thy testimonies, and I love them exeeedingly – I am conscious of loving them; I feel an inward assurance that I do love them.
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
Verse 167. My soul hath kept] I have not attended to the latter merely, but my spirit has entered into the spirit and design of thy testimonies.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
I have not only obeyed thy commands, which a hypocrite may sometimes and in part do for worldly ends, but I have done it with my very soul, and from a hearty love to them.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
My soul hath kept thy testimonies,…. The word of God, which he kept cordially and heartily; and in his heart, laid it up there; and with his whole soul observed the doctrines and kept the precepts of it;
and I love them exceedingly; and kept them from a principle of love, and not with mercenary and selfish views; and this love was exceeding great, not cold nor lukewarm, but ardent and fervent, love in the superlative degree.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
167 My soul hath kept thy testimonies; and I love them exceedingly. 168 I have kept thy precepts and thy testimonies: for all my ways are before thee.
David’s conscience here witnesses for him,
I. That his practices were good. 1. He loved God’s testimonies, he loved them exceedingly. Our love to the word of God must be a superlative love (we must love it better than the wealth and pleasure of this world), and it must be a victorious love, such as will subdue and mortify our lusts and extirpate carnal affections. 2. He kept them, his soul kept them. Bodily exercise profits little in religion; we must make heart-work of it or we make nothing of it. The soul must be sanctified and renewed, and delivered into the mould of the word; the soul must be employed in glorifying God, for he will be worshipped in the spirit. We must keep both the precepts and the testimonies, the commands of God by our obedience to them and his promises by our reliance on them.
II. That he was governed herein by a good principle: “Therefore I have kept thy precepts, because by faith I have seen thy eye always upon me; all my ways are before thee; thou knowest every step I take and strictly observest all I say and do. Thou dost see and accept all that I say and do well; thou dost see and art displeased with all I say and do amiss.” Note, The consideration of this, that God’s eye is upon us at all times, should make us very careful in every thing to keep his commandments, Gen. xvii. 1.
Fuente: Matthew Henry’s Whole Bible Commentary
Psa 119:167 My soul hath kept thy testimonies; and I love them exceedingly.
Ver. 167. My soul hath kept thy testimonies ] sc. As well as mortality will afford.
And I love them exceedingly
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
soul: Psa 119:6-8, Psa 119:97, Psa 119:111, Psa 119:159, Joh 14:21-24, Joh 15:9, Joh 15:10, Heb 10:16
and I love: Psa 40:8, Rom 7:22
Reciprocal: Psa 40:16 – love Psa 104:34 – meditation Psa 119:47 – which Psa 119:95 – but I Psa 119:174 – and thy law
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Psa 119:167-168. My soul hath kept thy testimonies I have not only obeyed thy commands outwardly, which a hypocrite may do for worldly ends, but I have done it from my very soul, and from a hearty love to them. For all my ways are before thee I knew I was always in thy presence, and that all my tempers, words, and works were observed by thee. For this clause seems to be added as a principal reason or motive of his obedience, which was the consideration of Gods omnipresence and omniscience, and his desire to approve himself and his ways to God.