87<\/strong>. His persecutors had almost succeeded in making an end of him, yet he still held fast to the law. The second line brings the godlessness of their conduct into prominence.<\/p>\n upon earth<\/em> ] The scene of life: or, in the land: the Psalmist and such as he were almost exterminated. Cp. Psa 12:1<\/span>.<\/p>\n They had almost consumed me upon earth – <\/B>The word which is here translated consumed is the same which is used in Psa 119:81<\/span>, and there rendered fainteth. See the notes at that verse. The idea is, that their persecutions had been so severe, and so long continued, that his strength was almost exhausted; he was ready to faint and to die.<\/P> But I forsook not thy precepts – <\/B>I still adhered to thee, even in the extremity of my suffering. The effect of persecution was not to drive me from thee, or to lead me to abandon thee. See Psa 119:61<\/span>, note; Psa 119:69<\/span>, note.<\/P> <\/p>\n Psa 119:87<\/span><\/p>\n They had almost consumed me upon earth; but I forsook not Thy precepts.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/em><\/p>\n Davids behaviour in trouble<\/strong><\/p>\n 1. <\/strong>The precepts of God were the constant subject of his thoughts.<\/p>\n 2. <\/strong>He was careful to walk in the way wherein he was directed by the Word of God to walk.<\/p>\n 3. <\/strong>He patiently submitted to the will of God in all his persecutions and tribulations.<\/p>\n 4. <\/strong>His patience was attended with meekness of spirit and behaviour towards the instruments of his calamities.<\/p>\n 5. <\/strong>He maintained his uprightness under all the temptations of adversity and persecution.<\/p>\n 6. <\/strong>He served God and his country in the best way that he could when he was restrained from serving them as he wished to do.<\/p>\n 1. <\/strong>He was fully persuaded that nothing happened or could happen to him without the permission of Divine providence.<\/p>\n 2. <\/strong>It was of incomparably greater importance in his view to behave dutifully under trouble than to obtain deliverance from it.<\/p>\n 3. <\/strong>He knew that his troubles would all come to a happy end.<\/p>\n 4. <\/strong>He knew that his troubles would turn to a good account through the grace of God enabling him to make the proper improvement of them. (H. Belfrage, D. D.<\/em>)<\/p>\n<\/p>\n When obedience is difficult<\/strong><\/p>\n One <\/em>of Dickenss most enjoyable and helpful characters, Mark Tapley, always kept up his spirits, and the spirits of all those around him, but he was dissatisfied because his surroundings were so pleasant that there was no credit in being jolly among them. At last his circumstances changed, and his surroundings became doleful indeed; but he saw his chance to be jolly with some credit to himself, and manfully rose to the glorious opportunity. In a similar way we may say that obeying when obedience is easy does not count for much; the real test of obedience comes when it is hard to obey, when we are asked to do something that we do not want to do, something that all our nature shrinks from. If we obey then, and, moreover, if we obey cheerfully and even <\/strong>with gladness, we may know that the spirit of obedience is really in us. The essence of <\/strong>Christian life is obedience. It is the key to all progress in character, to all growth in happiness, to all ownership in the Kingdom of Heaven. Any one that realizes this will actually long for opportunities of difficult obedience, as the athlete looks forward with ardour to the laborious practice, since it is the way, and the only way, to the olive wreath. (J. B. Morgan.<\/em>)<\/p>\n Verse 87<\/span>. They had almost consumed me<\/B><\/I>] Had it not been for thy mercy, we had all been destroyed under this oppressive captivity.<\/P> <\/p>\n They had almost consumed me upon earth, <\/B>as to my present life and all my happiness upon earth; whereby he implies that his immortal soul and eternal happiness in heaven, of which he speaks, Psa 16:11<\/span>; 17:15<\/span>, and elsewhere, was safe, and out of their reach. <\/P> <\/p>\n 87. consumed me uponearth<\/B>HENGSTENBERGtranslates, “in the land”; understanding “me” ofthe nation<\/I> Israel, of which but a small remnant was left. ButEnglish Version<\/I> is simpler; either, “They have consumedme so as to leave almost nothing of me on earth”; or, “Theyhave almost destroyed and prostrated me on the earth” [MAURER].<\/P> I forsook not<\/B>Whateverelse I am forsaken of, I forsake not Thy precepts, and so am notmistaken of Thee (Psa 39:5<\/span>;Psa 39:13<\/span>; 2Co 4:8<\/span>;2Co 4:9<\/span>), and the injuries andinsults of the wicked increase the need for it. But, however they actregardless of God’s law, the pious, adhering to its teaching, receivequickening grace, and are sustained steadfast. <\/P> <\/P> LAMED.(Ps 119:89-96<\/span>). <\/P><\/p>\n They had almost consumed me upon earth<\/strong>,…. Almost destroyed his good name, wasted his substance, took away his crown and kingdom, and even his life; it was within a little of it, his soul had almost dwelt in silence; they had almost cast him down to the ground, and left him there. But all this was only on earth; they could not reach any thing that belonged to him in heaven; not his name, which was written there in the Lamb’s book of life; nor his riches and inheritance there, the never fading crown of glory laid up for him there; or that eternal life, which is hid with Christ in God for him;<\/p>\n but I forsook not thy precepts<\/strong>; did not decline the service and worship of God, nor neglect his word and ordinances, though thus persecuted, and all these things came upon him for the sake of religion; see<\/p>\n Ps 44:17<\/span>.<\/p>\n 87. They have almost consumed me upon the earth. He repeats, in somewhat different words, what he had spoken a little before, that, although he had been sorely tempted, he had nevertheless kept his footing, because he had not given up with true religion. A single declaration of this fact would have been enough for those who are perfect; but if we call to mind our own weakness, we will readily confess that it was not unworthy of being repeatedly stated. We not only forget the law of God when we are shaken by extreme conflicts, but the greater part lose their courage even before they engage in the conflict. On which account this wonderful strength of the prophet is worthy of more special notice, who, although almost reduced to death, yet never ceased to revive his courage by continual meditation on the law. Nor is it in vain that he adds, that it was upon the earth that his enemies had almost consumed him, conveying the idea, that, when the fears of death presented themselves to him on all sides in this world, he elevated his mind above the world. If faith reach to heaven, it will be an easy matter to emerge from despair. <\/p>\n (87) Upon earth.<\/strong>Rather, on the land. <\/em>(Comp. Psa. 58:2<\/span>.)<\/p>\n Psa 119:87<\/span><\/em><\/strong>. <\/strong>They had almost consumed me upon earth<\/em><\/strong><\/strong> They had almost destroyed me in the land: <\/em>The Land of Judah. <\/em>See 1Sa 23:26<\/span>. <\/p>\n LAMED. <\/p>\n Psa 119:87 They had almost consumed me upon earth; but I forsook not thy precepts.<\/p>\n Ver. 87. They had almost consumed me upon earth<\/strong> ] In heaven I shall be out of their reach. But this is their hour, and the power of darkness, Luk 12:53<\/span> . <\/p>\n <\/p>\n But I forsook not thy precepts<\/strong> ] No trouble must pull us from the love of the truth. You may pull my tongue out of my head, but not my faith out of my heart, said that martyr. The saints choose affliction rather than sin.<\/p>\n almost = soon. See note on “almost” (Pro 5:14). <\/p>\n consumed = made an end of. <\/p>\n almost: 1Sa 20:3, 1Sa 23:26, 1Sa 23:27, 2Sa 17:16, Mat 10:28 <\/p>\n but I forsook: Psa 119:51, Psa 119:61, 1Sa 24:6, 1Sa 24:7, 1Sa 26:9, 1Sa 26:24 <\/p>\n Reciprocal: Psa 119:110 – yet I erred<\/p>\n 119:87 They had almost consumed {f} me upon earth; but I forsook not thy precepts.<\/p>\n (f) Finding no help on earth, he lifts up his eyes to heaven.<\/p>\n They had almost consumed me upon earth; but I forsook not thy precepts. 87. His persecutors had almost succeeded in making an end of him, yet he still held fast to the law. 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