The observation of thy terrible judgments against ungodly men, and the conscience of my own infirmity and manifold sins, makes me fear lest thou shouldst punish me also, as thou mightest justly do, if thou shouldst be strict to mark what is amiss in me; or lest I should partake with them in their sins, and consequently in their plagues.
Verse Psalms 119:120. _MY FLESH TREMBLETH FOR FEAR OF THEE_] I know thou art a just and holy God: I know thou requirest truth in the inner parts. I know that thou art a Spirit, and that they who wors...
MY FLESH TREMBLETH FOR FEAR OF THEE - I stand in awe of thee. I shudder at the consciousness of thy presence. See Habakkuk 3:16; Hebrews 12:21; Joel 2:10;...
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...
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...
MY FLESH TREMBLETH: or, My flesh creeps (as we say). Compare Job 4:15, i.e. at the judgment executed on the wicked....
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...
My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; and I am afraid of thy judgments. MY FLESH TREMBLETH FOR FEAR OF THEE - (; : especially ; ). 'Joyful hope...
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...
Psalms 107:150 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ THE WORD OF GOD PSALMS 119 JESUS SAID, "IF YOU LOVE ME YOU WILL OBEY ME" (JOHN 14:15)....
TREMBLETH. — The original is far stronger. Better, as in Job 4:15, _the hair of my flesh stands up._ So Symmachus....
סָמַ֣ר מִ פַּחְדְּךָ֣ בְשָׂרִ֑י וּֽ מִ מִּשְׁ
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...
“TIME FOR THE LORD TO WORK” Psalms 119:113 There is an ineradicable difference between the child of God and evil-doers, and the believer does not want to be involved in their fate. Therefore he bids...
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...
My flesh (f) trembleth for fear of thee; and I am afraid of thy judgments. (f) Your judgments not only teach me obedience, but cause me to fear, considering my own weakness which fear causes repentan...
SAMECH. After the observations which have been proposed upon the foregoing portions of this most blessed Psalm, the Reader will not be surprised, neither, I hope, offended, if I go on to accept this p...
120._My flesh hath trembled for fear of thee. _(441) At first sight the prophet seems to contradict himself. He had just now said, that, by God’s severity, he was gently drawn to love his testimonies;...
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...
MY FLESH TREMBLETH FOR FEAR OF THEE,.... Not for fear of the wrath of God coming down upon himself, nor for fear of eternal damnation; but for fear of what was coming upon the wicked, for their sins a...
My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; and I am afraid of thy judgments. Ver. 120. _My flesh trembleth_] _Horripilatur,_ Job 4:15. In the saints is a mixture of contrary passions, fear and great joy, a...
_Thou hast trodden down all them that err_, &c. Thou hast brought them to ruin, utter and shameful ruin; thou hast made them thy footstool. He seems to speak of those proud persecutors who trampled up...
_ Samech._ The Need of a Firm Stand for the Truth of God's Word....
My flesh trembleth for fear of Thee, particularly when he witnesses the punishment of the Lord upon the wicked, AND I AM AFRAID OF THY JUDGMENTS, this same holy awe and reverence of the righteous God...
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...
Psalms 119:120 flesh H1320 trembles H5568 (H8804) fear H6343 afraid H3372 (H8804) judgments H4941 My flesh -...
Psalms 119:119-19. _Thou putteth away all the wicked of the earth like dross: therefore I love thy testimonies. My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; and I am afraid of thy judgments. I have done judgm...
Psalms 119:1. _I hate vain thoughts: but thy law do I love._ Presumptuous thoughts, erroneous thoughts, wicked thoughts, foolish thoughts,-all three David hated. A good man ought to be a good hater,...
The proper way in which to read these verses is to peruse them in the spirit of prayer, turning every verse into a personal supplication to God. I do trust that many of us may be so in the Spirit toda...
We will read tonight two of the stanzas which make up the 119 th Psalm, beginning at the 105 th verse. Psalms 119:105. _Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path._ God's Word is full...
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...
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...
_My flesh trembleth for fear of Thee; and I am afraid of Thy judgments._ THE TREMBLING FLESH I. The psalmist, in this section, contemplates God’s wrath against sinners (verses 118, 119). Then appare...
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
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;...
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...
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...
1 Chronicles 24:16; 1 Chronicles 24:17; 1 Chronicles 24:30; 1 Samuel 6:20;...