Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 119:44
So shall I keep thy law continually forever and ever.
44. So shall I observe thy law ] This is his desire and purpose, if God will grant him grace.
continually for ever and ever ] Unceasingly to the end of his life. Or does he merge his own personality in that of the nation, and look forward to the service of the generations to come?
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
So shall I keep thy law continually forever and ever – At all times and in all places; in this world and the world to come. This indicates a purpose to do it, and an assurance that he would do it, if God should enable him to retain even the slightest hold on the truth.
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
Psa 119:44-48
So shall I keep Thy law continually for ever and ever.
A noble resolution
I. To be constantly obedient (verse 44). What is obedience? Not conformity to the letter of the law, but the incarnation of the spirit of the law It is to have the Divine will not only written in the heart, hut living and reigning in the heart.
II. To be morally free (verse 45). Soul liberty is not mere freedom to act, not licence; it is the spontaneous action of love. Where the spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. A reigning love for God breaks all the shackles of the soul, and dispreads a sphere of action as wide as immensity.
III. To he heroic in teaching (verse 46).
1. Here is a resolution–
(1) To speak truth,
(2) To speak it in the highest circles,
(3) With the greatest boldness. Will not he ashamed.
2. We should be bold in speaking out truths
(1) Because it is Divine,
(2) Because it is rational,
(3) Because it is powerful,
(4) Because it is restorative,
(5) Because it is universal.
IV. To be happy in duty (verse 47). You cannot be happy by merely resolving to be happy, but you can by resolving to obey with a loving heart. Happiness, like a deep crystal stream, follows every step in the path of true obedience. All the creatures in the universe that obey the laws of their natures are happy.
V. To be devout in life (verse 48).
1. Religious love is devout. I have loved.
2. Religious love is contemplative. I will meditate.
3. True living is devotion. (Homilist)
Fuente: Biblical Illustrator Edited by Joseph S. Exell
So shall I be obliged and encouraged to the constant and perpetual study and observation of thy laws.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
So shall I keep thy law continually,…. Which denotes not the perfection of keeping the law, but the constancy of it: the psalmist was persuaded, that so long as he had the word of truth in his mouth, and the judgments of God in his view, he should be diligent and constant in the discharge of his duty, which these directed and encouraged him unto;
for ever and ever; in this life and that to come; when the law of God will be kept, and his will done perfectly by the saints, as it now is by the angels in heaven; or this may be connected with the law of God; which law is for ever and ever, being of eternal duration and obligation. The whole may be understood of the law of faith, or doctrine of the Gospel, and be rendered, “so shall I observe thy doctrine continually”; contained in the word of truth; which doctrine is for ever and ever, it is the everlasting Gospel.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
44. I will keep thy law continually He resolves to devote himself to the study of the law, not for a short time only, but even to the termination of his life. The employing of three synonymous words, תמיד, tamid, עולם, olam, עד, ed, so far from being viewed as a superfluous accumulation of terms, contains an implied indication, that, unless the faithful make a strenuous and steady opposition, the fear of God may be gradually effaced from their minds by various temptations, and they will lose the affection which they bear for the law. In order, therefore, that he may be the better prepared for meeting these trials, he alludes to the difficulty and danger connected with them.
Fuente: Calvin’s Complete Commentary
Psa 119:44 So shall I keep thy law continually for ever and ever.
Ver. 44. So shall I keep thy law continually ] If thou please to give me to believe with the heart, and to confess with the mouth, I shall surely persevere in the profession and practice of the truth.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
For ever and ever. Put by Figure of speech Synecdoche (of Whole), App-6, for a part: i.e. the rest of his life.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
So shall: The language of this verse is very emphatic. Perfect obedience will constitute a large proportion of heavenly happiness to all eternity; and the nearer we approach to it on earth, the more we anticipate the felicity of heaven.
keep: Psa 119:33, Psa 119:34, Rev 7:15, Rev 22:11
Reciprocal: 1Ch 28:8 – keep Psa 106:3 – doeth Psa 119:5 – General Psa 119:112 – the end Psa 119:145 – I will