Bible Commentary

The proud have forged a lie against me: [but] I will keep thy precepts with [my] whole heart. 69. The proud have forged a lie against me ] Lit. have plastered falsehood over me, “making his true character unrecognisable” (Del.), or perhaps, questioning the sincerity and disinterestedness of his service; but his answer to their … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 119:69”

Thou [art] good, and doest good; teach me thy statutes. 68. God is good in nature and in action, kind and beneficent. ‘Bonus es tu, beneficus’ (Jer.). Cp. Deu 8:16. To such a loving God he can appeal with confidence to teach him (Mat 7:11). Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Thou art … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 119:68”

Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now have I kept thy word. 67. I went astray ] I did err; the word used in Lev 5:18; Num 15:28. The verse is equally applicable to Israel as a nation, taught by the discipline of exile, or to the Psalmist as an individual. Cp. Psa … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 119:67”

Teach me good judgment and knowledge: for I have believed thy commandments. 66. good judgment ] Lit. goodness of taste, the power to distinguish promptly and surely between right and wrong. for I have believed in thy commandments ] Prayer for further instruction is grounded on past loyalty to the known Will of God. Fuente: … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 119:66”

Thou hast dealt well with thy servant, O LORD, according unto thy word. 65. according unto thy word ] i.e. thy promise. Cp. Deu 6:24; Deu 10:13; Deu 30:9; Deu 30:15. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 65 72. Tth. Jehovah’s goodness toward His servant manifested in all His dealings, even in the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 119:65”

The earth, O LORD, is full of thy mercy: teach me thy statutes. 64. Cp. Psa 33:5; Psa 145:9. Jehovah’s universal lovingkindness makes the Psalmist long to know more of His Will. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges The earth, O Lord, is full of thy mercy – Full of the proofs of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 119:64”

I [am] a companion of all [them] that fear thee, and of them that keep thy precepts. I am a companion of all them that fear thee – I find my associates and friends among those who worship thee; not with the profane and the wicked. A man is known by the company that he … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 119:63”

At midnight I will rise to give thanks unto thee because of thy righteous judgments. 62. Far from forgetting the law, he will interrupt his sleep with thanksgivings for its righteous ordinances ( Psa 119:7). Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges At midnight I will rise to give thanks unto thee – In … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 119:62”

The bands of the wicked have robbed me: [but] I have not forgotten thy law. 61. The cords of the wicked have entangled me] A metaphor from the snare or noose of the hunter. Cp. Psa 119:110; Psa 18:5. Though the wicked lay snares for him, he will not cast in his lot with those … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 119:61”

I made haste, and delayed not to keep thy commandments. I made haste – This language further describes the process of conversion. There was no delay; there was no excuse offered. He acted at once under his conviction of what was right. He did not ask permission to defer it to a future time; he … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 119:60”