Bible Commentary

Let those that fear thee turn unto me, and those that have known thy testimonies. 79. and those that have known &c.] Even those who know. So the Q’r, with LXX, Syr., Jer. The K’thbh has and they shall know, or, that they may know, with the Targ. This gives the best sense. Let my … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 119:79”

Let the proud be ashamed; for they dealt perversely with me without a cause: [but] I will meditate in thy precepts. 78. for they dealt perversely with me without a cause ] Better, for they have subverted me by falsehood. Cp. Lam 3:36. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Let the proud be … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 119:78”

Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live: for thy law [is] my delight. 77. thy tender mercies ] Thy compassions ( Psa 119:156). Cp. Deu 13:17-18; Isa 49:13; Isa 54:7; Zec 1:16. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Let thy tender mercies come unto me – See the notes … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 119:77”

Let, I pray thee, thy merciful kindness be for my comfort, according to thy word unto thy servant. 76, 77. Yet man needs to be comforted and revived lest he be overwhelmed by trouble (Heb 12:11). Cp. Psa 119:50 ; Psa 119:82. thy merciful kindness ] thy lovingkindness. thy word ] of promise; e.g. Jer … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 119:76”

I know, O LORD, that thy judgments [are] right, and [that] thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me. 75. that thy judgments are right ] Righteous (R.V.), lit. righteousness. Cp. Psa 119:7 ; Psa 119:62, &c. hast afflicted me ] Cp. Deu 8:2-3; Deu 8:16, where the same word is rendered to humble. All God’s laws … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 119:75”

They that fear thee will be glad when they see me; because I have hoped in thy word. 74. Let them that fear thee see me and he glad: let them rejoice when they see in me an example of the reward of trustful patience. Cp. Psa 69:32. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 119:74”

Thy hands have made me and fashioned me: give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments. 73. fashioned ] Or, established. Cp. Job 10:8; Deu 32:6. give me understanding &c.] Complete Thy work: Thou hast made my bodily frame, perfect my spirit. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 73 80. Yd. God … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 119:73”

The law of thy mouth [is] better unto me than thousands of gold and silver. 72. This is the lesson he has learnt in the school of affliction the inestimable preciousness of God’s law. Cp. Psa 119:14; Pro 8:10-11. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges The law of thy mouth – The law … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 119:72”

[It is] good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes. 71. Cp. Psa 119:67. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges It is good for me that I have been afflicted – See the notes at Psa 119:67. Whatever may have been the form of the affliction, it … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 119:71”

Their heart is as fat as grease; [but] I delight in thy law. 70. Gross is their heart as fat (lit. the fat of the midriff), as insensible and incapable of receiving any spiritual impression as the fat near it (Psa 17:10; Psa 73:7; Isa 6:10); as for me, in thy law do I delight. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 119:70”