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Verse 172. _MY TONGUE SHALL SPEAK OF THY WORD_] There is a curious
_distinction_ here. In the preceding verse he says, "My lips shall
utter;" here no reference is made to _articulate sounds_, except...
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MY TONGUE SHALL SPEAK OF THY WORD - It shall speak of it in the
language of praise; it shall speak of it in making it known to others.
FOR ALL THY COMMANDMENTS ARE RIGHTEOUSNESS - I see this; I feel...
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Psalms 119
The Law Written on Their Hearts and the Praise of the Word
This is the longest and most perfect Psalm in the whole collection. It
is an alphabetical acrostic. It is composed of 22 section...
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CXIX. PRAISE OF THE LAW. This is the longest and most artificial Ps.
in the whole collection. It is divided into twenty-two strophes, each
beginning with one of the twenty-two letters of the Heb. alph...
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SPEAK OF. Hebrew respond with. Put by Figure of speech _Synecdoche_
(of Species), App-6, for all kinds of speaking or singing; hence.
praise....
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PSALMS 119
DESCRIPTIVE TITLE
Jehovah's Will in Relation to Human Character and Conduct, celebrated
in Twenty-two Alphabetical Stanzas, and by the aid of Eight
Comprehensive Synonyms.
ANALYSIS
(The...
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119:172 of (c-6) Or 'shall respond to,' 'sing in answer to.' see Ezra
3:11 ....
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The longest Ps. and the best example of an alphabetical Ps. There are
in it twenty-two stanzas; each of the 8 vv. of each stanza commences
with the same Hebrew letter. The subject is practically the s...
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Psalms 107:150
_GORDON CHURCHYARD_
THE WORD OF GOD
PSALMS 119
JESUS SAID, "IF YOU LOVE ME YOU WILL OBEY ME" (JOHN 14:15)....
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MY TONGUE SHALL SPEAK OF THY WORD. — Rather, _My tongue shall make
response to Thy word, that all Thy commandments are true.
_...
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תַּ֣עַן לְ֭שֹׁונִי אִמְרָתֶ֑ךָ כִּ֖י
כָל ־מִצְוֹתֶ֣יךָ...
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Psalms 119:1
IT is lost labour to seek for close continuity or progress in this
psalm. One thought pervades it-the surpassing excellence of the Law;
and the beauty and power of the psalm lie in the un...
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Any dealing with this psalm must necessarily be general and not
particular. It has been called the psalm of the Law, not inaccurately;
but the term, "The Law," should be understood in its widest
signi...
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TAU.
There is but little variation in this portion from the former. Jesus
taught his disciples, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint,
Luke 18:1; and here he sets the example. I do not think...
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172._My tongue shall speak of thy word. _Here the Psalmist says, that
when he shall have profited in God’s law he will also employ himself
in teaching it to others. This order is undoubtedly to be obs...
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Psalms 119 is in general the law written in the heart. This gives it
an important place in the series of psalms. It is found distinctly
connected too with Israel's sorrows in the last days and their
p...
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MY TONGUE SHALL SPEAK OF THY WORD,.... Of the word of God in general;
of the truth of it, which he knew by certain experience; of the purity
of it, tending to promote holiness of heart and life; of th...
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_My tongue shall speak of thy word: for all thy commandments [are]
righteousness._
Ver. 172. _My tongue shall speak_] True goodness is diffusive; charity
is no churl....
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_TAU._
Psalms 119:172. _My tongue shall speak of_ Shall freely and
abundantly, like a fountain, _pour forth_, as תען signifies; _thy
word_ The truths, precepts, and other contents of it. _For all thy...
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_ Tau._ Concluding Appeal....
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My tongue shall speak of Thy Word, being constrained so to do by the
miracles related in the Word; FOR ALL THY COMMANDMENTS ARE
RIGHTEOUSNESS, in full agreement with eternal right and truth....
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89-96 The settling of God's word in heaven, is opposed to the changes
and revolutions of the earth. And the engagements of God's covenant
are established more firmly than the earth itself. All the cr...
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SHALL SPEAK, Heb. _shall pour forth_, freely and abundantly, like a
fountain. Of thy word; in praise of it, for its righteousness, as it
here follows, its truth, and purity, and other excellencies. TH...
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Psalms 119:172 tongue H3956 speak H6030 (H8799) word H565 commandments
H4687 righteousness H6664
tongue -...
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Psalms 119:153. _Consider mine affliction, and deliver me: for I do
not forget thy law._
As much as if he said, «Lord, I do not forget thee; do not forget
me.» Thy grace has kept my memory; let thy g...
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CONTENTS: The excellency and usefulness of the divine revelation set
forth and exhortation to all to make it their meditation and to be
governed by it.
CHARACTERS: God, Psalmist.
CONCLUSION: Great b...
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That David was the author of this psalm, no one ever doubted. It is
divided into twenty two octo-distichs, having a letter of the Hebrew
alphabet at the head of each distich; and the couplets are most...
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_Let my cry come near before Thee, O Lord: give me understanding
according to Thy Word._
A MODEL PRAYER
I. The earnestness it breathes. “Let my cry come near before Thee, O
Lord.” This prayer is not...
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PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 119:1. This psalm celebrates the gift of
God’s law as the perfect guide for life. Its theme is echoed in
Psalms 19:1 and in such wisdom psa
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INTRODUCTION
1. Date and authorship. Some ascribe the authorship to “David,
before his accession to the kingdom, in exile and peril (Psalms 119:9;
Psalms 119:23; Psalms 119:46;...
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EXPOSITION
This is an "alphabetic psalm" of a more stringent character than any
other. It consists of twenty-two stanzas, each of eight verses, every
verse in each stanza beginning with its own proper...
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Now as we get to Psalms 119:1-176, it is an extremely difficult psalm
for exposition, because each section seems to be more or less
independent of in itself, and each verse, many times, almost
indepen...
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Colossians 4:6; Deuteronomy 6:7; Ephesians 4:29; Matthew 12:34;...