Look thou upon me, to wit, favourably, as the next clause explains it, and as this phrase is commonly used; whereby also he implies that God at present did hide his face and favour from him. As thou usest to do unto those that love thy name; as thou hast done in all former ages. Do not deny me the common privilege of all the faithful.
Verse Psalms 119:132. _AS THOU USEST TO DO_] Treat me as thy mercy has induced thee to treat others in my circumstances. Deal with me as thou dealest with thy _friends_....
LOOK THOU UPON ME - Turn not away from me. Regard me with thy favor. AND BE MERCIFUL UNTO ME, AS THOU USEST TO DO UNTO THOSE THAT LOVE THY NAME - Margin, “According to the custom toward those,” etc. T...
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...
MERCIFUL. gracious. AS THOU USEST TO DO. According to Thy ordinance. Hebrew. _mishpat._ The seventh in order of the "ten words" (App-73). So rendered in Psalms 119:91. NAME. See note on Psalms 20:1....
DISCOURSE: 710 THE CHRISTIAN’S CHIEF DESIRES Psalms 119:132. _Look thou upon me, and be merciful unto me, as thou usest to do unto those that love thy name. Order my steps in thy word: and let not an...
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...
Look thou upon me, and be merciful unto me, as thou usest to do unto those that love thy name. LOOK THOU UPON ME, AND BE MERCIFUL UNTO ME - thy mere look is able to heal me. AS THOU USEST TO DO U...
119:132 unto (a-2) Or 'Look upon.'...
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...
USEST TO DO] i.e. art wont to do....
Psalms 107:150 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ THE WORD OF GOD PSALMS 119 JESUS SAID, "IF YOU LOVE ME YOU WILL OBEY ME" (JOHN 14:15)....
AS... NAME. — See margin. But the absence of the suffix is against this correction, as it is against the Authorised Version itself. Rather, _according to the right of._ It was not only theirs by custo...
פְּנֵה ־אֵלַ֥י וְ חָנֵּ֑נִי כְּ֝ מִשְׁפָּ֗ט ל
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...
WHY LOVE GOD'S WORD? Psalms 119:129 What a beautiful soul this is that utters itself in these stanzas! The psalmist acknowledges his simplicity; is quite content to be among the unknown and despised...
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...
PE. The verses in this portion form a beautiful reduplication of the same delightful truths. It is Jesus speaking through the whole of them, in his human nature, as the Head and Representative of his...
132._Look upon me, and be merciful to me_. In this verse he beseeches God to have a regard to him: as he is accustomed always to look to those who are his people. The Hebrew word משפט _mishpat, _trans...
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...
LOOK THOU UPON ME,.... Not as in himself; a sinful creature will not bear looking upon by the Lord, especially with the strict eye of justice; but as in Christ, and clothed with his righteousness; and...
Look thou upon me, and be merciful unto me, as thou usest to do unto those that love thy name. Ver. 132. _Look thou upon me, &c._] Face about towards me, and give me a glimpse at least of thy grace;...
_Look thou upon me_ Favourably, as the next clause explains it; _and be merciful unto me_ Let me taste the sweetness, and receive the gifts of thy mercy; let me have thy smiles, and the light of thy c...
_ Pe._ The Need Of Spiritual Light in the Midst of Godlessness....
Look Thou upon me, instead of averting His face in anger, AND BE MERCIFUL UNTO ME, AS THOU USEST TO DO UNTO THOSE THAT LOVE THY NAME, or, "according to the right of those that love Thy name. " It is t...
AS THOU USEST TO DO UNTO THOSE: _ Heb._ according to the custom towards those, etc....
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 119:132 Look H6437 (H8798) merciful H2603 (H8798) custom H4941 love H157 (H8802) name H8034...
Psalms 119:132 What is this love of God's name which is so very precious, and how is it to be obtained? I. We know how it is with us when we love any person among men very dearly. It is a joy and sat...
Psalms 119:129. _Thy testimonies are wonderful: therefore doth my soul keep them._ It is very wonderful that God should speak to us at all, and still more marvellous that he should write to us such a...
Psalms 119:129. _Thy testimonies are wonderful: therefore doth my soul keep them._ Every true believer admires God's Word; and, more than that, it amazes him: «Thy testimonies are wonderful.» View th...
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...
_Look Thou upon me, and be merciful unto me._ PRAYER FOR MERCIES VOUCHSAFED TO THE GOOD I. Direction in the right way. We are all travellers on an unknown road, and we want direction. Order my foots...
_I opened my mouth, and panted, for I longed for Thy commandments._ HOLY LONGINGS Here we have David desiring, praying, pleading, and setting forth very clearly what he pants after. May you and I ha...
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 Samuel 1:11; 2 Samuel 16:12; 2 Thessalonians 1:6; 2 Thessalonians 1:7;...