115<\/strong>. Cp. Psa 6:8<\/span>.<\/p>\n for I will keep my God<\/em> ] R.V. that I may keep. He would be rid of their presence, that they may no longer hinder him from keeping the law, by evil example or even by actual persecution. Significantly he calls God ‘ my<\/em> God,’ implying that though they profess to serve Him, He is not really theirs.<\/p>\n Depart from me, ye evil-doers – <\/B>Workers of iniquity; bad men. See the notes at Psa 6:8<\/span>. This indicates a determined purpose that nothing should deter or allure him from the service of God. A man who wishes to serve God, and lead a religious life, must separate himself from the society, as such, of unprincipled people.<\/P> For I will keep the commandments of my God – <\/B>This is my fixed resolution. It may be remarked here<\/P> (1) that bad people will turn away from the society of one who has formed such a resolution, and who carries it out;<\/P> (2) the resolution is a necessary one to be formed and executed, if a man will serve God;<\/P> (3) the formation and execution of such a purpose, is the best way to get rid of the society of bad people.<\/P> <\/p>\n Psa 119:115<\/span><\/p>\n Depart from me, ye evil-doers; for I will keep the commandments of my God.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n Go! and they go<\/strong><\/p>\n You go your way, he says in effect, and I will go mine; I am for obedience, you are not for that, and you are asking the wrong man to be your companion. Away to your own sort!<\/p>\n Verse 115<\/span>. Depart from me<\/B><\/I>] Odi profanum vulgus, etarceo<\/I>, I abominate the profane, and will have no communion with them. I drive them away from my presence.<\/P> <\/p>\n And therefore will avoid your society and conversation, lest I should be hindered from that which is good, and drawn to sin by your evil counsel or example. <\/P> <\/p>\n 115-117.<\/B> Hence he fears notwicked men, nor dreads disappointment, sustained by God in making Hislaw the rule of life. <\/P> Depart from me<\/B>Ye cando nothing with me; for,<\/I> &c. (Ps6:8<\/span>).<\/P><\/p>\n Depart from me, ye evildoers<\/strong>,…. The same with the evil thinkers, Ps 119:113<\/span>; According to Aben Ezra, they that think evil commonly do it; as they devise it, they commit it. This describes such persons whose course of life is, and who make it their constant business to do, iniquity; such the psalmist desires to depart his presence, to keep at a distance from him, as being very disagreeable to him; and who would be a great hinderance to him in keeping the commandments of God, as follows: these same words will be spoken by David’s son and antitype, at the great day of account, Mt 7:23<\/span>;<\/p>\n for I will keep the commandments of my God<\/strong>; of God who has a fight to command, and not of men, especially when opposed to the commands of God; of God, who is the covenant God and Father of his people; and whose covenant, grace, and favour, in choosing, redeeming, regenerating, and adopting them, lay them under greater obligations still to keep his commandments; and whose commandments are not grievous: and though they cannot be perfectly kept by good men, yet they are desirous of keeping them as well as they can, and determine in the strength of divine grace so to do; and which they do out of love to God, and with a view to his glory, without any selfish or mercenary ends. The Syriac version renders it, “that I may keep”, c. to which end he desires to be rid of the company of wicked men who are both a nuisance to good men, and an hinderance in religious duties.<\/p>\n 115 Depart from me, ye evildoers: for I will keep the commandments of my God.<\/P> Here is, 1. David’s firm and fixed resolution to live a holy life: I will keep the commandments of my God.<\/I> Bravely resolved! like a saint, like a soldier; for true courage consists in a steady resolution against all sin and for all duty. Those that would keep God’s commandments must be often renewing their resolutions to do so: “I will keep them.<\/I> Whatever others do, this I will do; though I be singular, though all about me be evil-doers, and desert me; whatever I have done hitherto, I will for the future walk closely with God. They are the commandments of God, of my God, and therefore I will keep them. He is God and may command me, my God and will command me nothing but what is for my good.” 2. His farewell to bad company, pursuant to this resolution: Depart from me, you evil-doers.<\/I> Though David, as a good magistrate, was a terror to evil-doers, yet there were many such, even about court, intruding near his person; these he here abdicates, and resolves to have no conversation with them. Note, Those that resolve to keep the commandments of God must have no society with evil-doers; for bad company is a great hindrance to a holy life. We must not choose wicked people for our companions, nor be intimate with them; we must not do as they do nor do as they would have us do, Psa 1:1<\/span>; Eph 5:11<\/span>.<\/P> <\/p>\n 115. Depart from me, ye wicked! Some explain this verse as if David declared that he would devote himself with more alacrity and greater earnestness to the keeping of the law, when the wicked should have desisted from assaulting him. And, unquestionably, when we feel that God has delivered us, we are more than stupid if this experience does not stir up within us an earnest desire to serve him. If godliness does not increase in us in proportion to the sense and experience we have of God’s grace, we betray base ingratitude. This, then, is a true and useful doctrine; but the prophet meant to convey a different sentiment in this place. As he saw how great a hindrance the ungodly are to us, he banishes them to a distance from him; or rather, he testifies that he will beware of entangling himself in their society. Nor has he said this so much for his own sake as to teach us by his example, that if we would hold on in the way of the Lord without stumbling, we must endeavor, above all things, to keep at the greatest possible distance from worldly and wicked men, not in regard to distance of place, but in respect of intercourse and conversation. Provided we contract an intimate acquaintance with them, it is scarcely possible for us to avoid being speedily corrupted by the contagion of their example. The dangerous influence of fellowship with wicked men is but too evident from observation; and to this it is owing, that few continue in their integrity to the close of life, the world being fraught with corruption’s. From the extreme infirmity of our nature, it is the easiest thing in the world to catch infection, and to contract pollution even from the slightest touch. The prophet, then, with good reason, bids the wicked depart from him, that he may advance in the fear of God without obstruction. Whoever entangles himself in their companionship will, in process of time, proceed the length of abandoning himself to a contempt, of God, and of leading a dissolute life. With this statement agrees the admonition of Paul, in 2Co 6:14<\/span>, “Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers.” It was, indeed, beyond the prophet’s power to chase the wicked to a distance from him; but by these words he intimates, that from henceforth he will have no intercourse with them. He emphatically designates God as his God, to testify that he makes more account of him alone than of all mankind. Finding extreme wickedness universally prevailing on the earth, he separated himself from men, that he might join himself wholly to God. At the present day, that bad examples may not carry us away to evil, it greatly concerns us to put God on our side, and to abide constantly in him, because he is ours. <\/p>\n (115) For.<\/strong>Better, and. <\/em>The presence of the wicked was a hindrance to religion. It is Israel trying to purify itself from the leaven of evil influence that speaks. The first clause is from Psa. 6:8<\/span>.<\/p>\n Psa 119:115 Depart from me, ye evildoers: for I will keep the commandments of my God.<\/p>\n Ver. 115. Depart from me, ye evildoers<\/strong> ] For what reason? there is no doing my duty in your company; besides, a double danger: 1. Infection of sin; 2. Infliction of punishment, Rev 18:4<\/span> . <\/p>\n <\/p>\n For I will keep the commandments<\/strong> ] Which it booteth me not to set about unless I do first abandon your society, hating the garment spotted by the flesh, that is, avoiding evil company (saith Mr Perkins), that remora or pest of true piety. See Lev 15:4<\/span> .<\/p>\n God. Hebrew. Elohim. App-4. But “my God” implies Jehovah. <\/p>\n Depart: Psa 6:8, Psa 26:5, Psa 26:9, Psa 139:19, Mat 7:23, Mat 25:41, 1Co 15:33 <\/p>\n for I will: Psa 119:106, Jos 24:15 <\/p>\n Reciprocal: Psa 1:1 – sitteth Psa 26:4 – General Psa 101:2 – behave Psa 101:4 – know Psa 119:8 – I will Psa 119:31 – stuck Psa 119:57 – I have Psa 119:63 – a companion Psa 119:145 – I will Pro 2:20 – General Pro 9:6 – Forsake Pro 24:19 – Fret Pro 29:27 – General Dan 1:8 – purposed Mat 26:41 – the spirit Mat 26:70 – General Luk 13:27 – depart Rom 7:18 – for to will Phi 3:2 – evil<\/p>\n 119:115 {b} Depart from me, ye evildoers: for I will keep the commandments of my God.<\/p>\n (b) And hinder me not to keep the law of the Lord.<\/p>\n Depart from me, ye evildoers: for I will keep the commandments of my God. 115. Cp. Psa 6:8. for I will keep my God ] R.V. that I may keep. He would be rid of their presence, that they may no longer hinder him from keeping the law, by evil example or even by actual … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 119:115”<\/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-16024","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-commentary"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16024","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=16024"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16024\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16024"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16024"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16024"}],"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>Here is a dismissal that there is absolutely no help for if we will be faithful to God. <\/strong>So incongruous are evil companionships. Two attempting to walk together who as to destination and route are not agreed! Darkness assaying fellowship with light! How contrary the self-seeker to the child of God! What a great gulf between the worldling and the follower after holiness! Strange that association should be thought of. But there is a policy in it. There is a tempter. Ungodliness is eager for recruits. To company with evil men is to walk into the snare. All worldly currents are against godliness, how soon the heart may be drawn from the living God, how mighty the influence of those with whom we voluntarily associate, how soon divine love may be robbed of its fervour, and tenderness of conscience become less. Evil men are the messengers and tools of Satan, and as a matter of course seek to make others like themselves. With what craft-this is often done.<\/p>\n
II. <\/strong>Here is a dismissal that when it is meant is always understood, and speedily takes effect. There are many ways of uttering that Depart. There is the formal way, and the timid, apologetic way, and the half-hearted and wavering way. Evil-doers can always tell how much real force there is in that word. And when without any nonsense or faltering they are told to go, they go. Give it forth, not rudely, but with all the truth and strength of your soul. (B. E. Hawkins.<\/em>)<\/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: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: Geneva Bible Notes<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"