62<\/strong>. Far from forgetting the law, he will interrupt his sleep with thanksgivings for its righteous ordinances ( Psa 119:7<\/em><\/span>).<\/p>\n At midnight I will rise to give thanks unto thee – <\/B>In the usual times of repose; when men are commonly lying in unconscious slumber. My heart is so interested in thy law – my soul is so full – that I am kept wakeful by meditating upon it, and I arise from my bed and offer thee praise. The Hebrew here means, literally, the half, or halving of the night, the night considered as divided into two equal portions. The idea is, that his mind was so full of the subject that he would take this unusual time to give vent to his feelings. The mind may be so full of love to the law – the word – of God, that nothing will satisfy it but such unusual acts of devotion. The Saviour rose up a great while before day, and went out into a solitary place and there prayed Mar 1:35<\/span>; and on one occasion at least he continued all night in prayer to God Luk 6:12<\/span>.<\/P> Because of thy righteous judgments – <\/B>I do this on account of the interest which I have in those judgments or laws of righteousness. I love them as laws; I love them as righteous laws.<\/P> <\/p>\n Psa 119:62<\/span><\/p>\n At midnight I will rise to give thanks unto Thee because of Thy righteous judgments.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n Incitements to gratitude<\/strong><\/p>\n 1. <\/strong>They are judgments, as they are all deserved, in consequence of a violation of Gods love.<\/p>\n 2. <\/strong>They are judgments also, as they are types and representations of the final execution of the warrant of Gods law against all those who remain enemies to God by wicked works.<\/p>\n 3. <\/strong>These judgments are called righteous. Partly because they are the decisions and procedures of a wise and holy God, who is righteous in all His works; partly as they are perfectly consonant with the declared laws of His rectitude, and partly as they are to accomplish righteous purposes, in visiting the wicked according to their deserts, in chastening His people for their profit, that they may be made partakers of His holiness.<\/p>\n 4. <\/strong>What is there in these judgments to create the gratitude of a pious mind? There are three aspects in which they may be viewed.<\/p>\n (1)<\/strong> As vindications of the Divine government.<\/p>\n (2)<\/strong> As they secure the most beneficial consequences and results.<\/p>\n (3)<\/strong> As they afford a presumptive proof of the arrival of a crisis, when all the apparent inequalities shall be removed from his administration, and there will be a time of restitution of all things.<\/p>\n 1. <\/strong>Our gratitude to God for mercies and for providential deliverances should be ardent and animated.<\/p>\n 2. <\/strong>Gratitude should be often expressed in retirement.<\/p>\n 3. <\/strong>All times and places are alike to God, at which we tender to Him the sacrifice of praise.<\/p>\n 4. <\/strong>This conduct of David should serve to impress us with the value which he set, and we ought also to put upon time. (Evangelical Preacher.<\/em>)<\/p>\n Verse 62<\/span>. At midnight I will rise<\/B><\/I>] We are so overpowered with a sense of thy goodness, that in season and out of season we will return thee thanks.<\/P> <\/p>\n I will rise<\/B> out of my bed to praise thee in a solemn manner; not being contented with those short ejaculations which he might have used lying in his bed. Thy righteous judgments, i.e. laws, which are so useful to direct and comfort me. <\/P> <\/p>\n 62. At midnight<\/B>HENGSTENBERGsupposes a reference to the time when the Lord went forth to slay theEgyptian first-born (Exo 11:4<\/span>;Exo 12:29<\/span>; compare Job34:20<\/span>). But it rather refers to the Psalmist’s own praises andprayers in the night time. Compare Paul and Silas (Ac16:25<\/span>; compare Ps 63:6<\/span>).<\/P><\/p>\n At midnight I will rise to give thanks unto thee<\/strong>,…. Not only send up an ejaculatory thanksgiving upon his bed, but rise up from it and shake off his sleep, and in a set, serious, solemn manner, praise the Lord. This shows a great regard to him, and affection to this work, since it is with difficulty men prevail upon themselves to rise at midnight upon any occasion; at midnight Paul and Silas prayed and sung praises to God, Ac 16:25<\/span>;<\/p>\n because of thy righteous judgments<\/strong>; upon the wicked, as Aben Ezra; the hands and troops of them that encompassed him about, and robbed him; but God avenged him of them, and for this he gave thanks, or for such like things. Sometimes the judgments of God have been executed at midnight; as the destruction of the firstborn in Egypt, and of Pharaoh and his host in the Red sea, when Israel sang his praise,<\/p>\n Ex 12:29<\/span>; and for the judgments of God upon antichrist the church will rejoice and give thanks, Re 18:20<\/span>. Or rather by these may be meant the word of God, the precepts and ordinances of it, which are all just and good; such is the law of God, and such are the ordinances of Christ, Ps 19:9<\/span>.<\/p>\n 62 At midnight I will rise to give thanks unto thee because of thy righteous judgments.<\/P> Though David is, in this psalm, much in prayer, yet he did not neglect the duty of thanksgiving; for those that pray much will have much to give thanks for. See, 1. How much God’s hand was eyed in his thanksgivings. He does not say, “I will give thanks<\/I> because of thy favours to me, which I have the comfort of,” but, “Because of thy righteous judgments,<\/I> all the disposals of thy providence in wisdom and equity, which thou hast the glory of.” We must give thanks for the asserting of God’s honour and the accomplishing of his word in all he does in the government of the world. 2. How much David’s heart was set upon his thanksgivings. He would rise at midnight to give thanks<\/I> to God. Great and good thoughts kept him awake, and refreshed him, instead of sleep; and so zealous was he for the honour of God that when others were in their beds he was upon his knees at his devotions. He did not affect to be seen of men in it, but gave thanks in secret, where our heavenly Father sees. He had praised God in the courts of the Lord’s house,<\/I> and yet he will do it in his bed-chamber. Public worship will not excuse us from secret worship. When David found his heart affected with God’s judgments, he immediately offered up those affections to God, in actual adorations, not deferring, lest they should cool. Yet observe his reverence; he did not lie still and give thanks, but rose out of his bed, perhaps in the cold and in the dark, to do it the more solemnly. And see what a good husband he was of time; when he could not lie and sleep, he would rise and pray.<\/P> <\/p>\n 62 I will rise at midnight to praise thee In this verse he shows not only that he approved and embraced with his whole heart whatever the Divine law contains, but that he also gave evidence of his gratitude to God for having made him partaker of so great a blessing. It seems to be quite a common thing professedly to assent to God when he teaches us by his law; for who would dare to lift up his voice against Him? But still the world is very far from acknowledging that the truth which he has revealed is in all respects reasonable. In the first place, such is the rebellion of our corrupt nature, that every man would have somewhat either altered or taken away. Again, if men had their choice, they would rather be governed by their own will than by the word of God. In short, human reason, as well as human passions, is widely at variance with the Divine law. He then has profited not little, who both obediently embraces revealed truth, and, taking sweet delight in it, gives thanks to God for it. The prophet, however, does not simply declare that he magnifies God’s righteous judgments; he also affirms that he rose at midnight to do so, by which he expresses the earnestness of his desire; for the studies and cares which break our sleep necessarily imply great earnestness of soul. He also, at the same time, intimates, that in bearing his testimony in behalf of the Divine law, he was far from being influenced by ostentation, since in his secret retirement, when no human eye was upon him, he pronounced the highest encomiums on God’s righteous judgments. <\/p>\n (62) Midnight.<\/strong>See Psa. 119:55<\/span>.<\/p>\n Psa 119:62 At midnight I will rise to give thanks unto thee because of thy righteous judgments.<\/p>\n Ver. 62. At midnight will I rise<\/strong> ] To speak with a friend. The primitive Christians had their Hymniantelucani,<\/em> saith Pliny, their , saith Clement and Cyprian; and this the monks allege for defence of their superstitious night services. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Because of thy righteous judgments<\/strong> ] God’s word read and preached is a main matter of thankfulness; so are his works.<\/p>\n midnight: Psa 119:147, Psa 119:164, Psa 42:8, Mar 1:35, Act 16:25 <\/p>\n thy: Psa 119:7, Psa 119:75, Psa 119:106, Psa 119:137, Psa 19:9, Deu 4:8, Rom 7:12 <\/p>\n Reciprocal: Job 35:10 – who Psa 55:17 – Evening Psa 119:148 – eyes Isa 26:9 – have I<\/p>\n Psa 119:62-64. At midnight I will rise To praise thee in a solemn manner; not being contented with those short ejaculations he might have used lying in his bed; because of thy righteous judgments That is, thy laws, which are so useful to direct and comfort me. I am a companion of all that fear thee Not excepting the poorest and meanest, the society of whom other princes disdain. The earth is full of thy mercy Thou satisfiest the just desires and necessities of all men, and of all creatures, with the fruits of thy goodness. Teach me thy statutes But spiritual blessings, and not the good things of this life, are what I chiefly esteem and desire; and therefore I pray that thou wouldst teach me to know, and incline and enable me to love and practise thy law.<\/p>\n 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”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15971","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-commentary"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15971","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15971"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15971\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15971"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15971"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15971"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
I. <\/strong>The particular incitements to Davids gratitude here specified. Because of Thy righteous judgments. The reference appears to be to the afflictive dispensations of Providence.<\/p>\n
II. <\/strong>The fervour and ardency with which David expresses his thankfulness. At midnight, etc.<\/p>\nFuente: Biblical Illustrator Edited by Joseph S. Exell<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible <\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: Matthew Henry’s Whole Bible Commentary<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: Calvin’s Complete Commentary<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: Joseph Bensons Commentary on the Old and New Testaments<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"