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Verse Psalms 119:117. _HOLD THOU ME UP_] I shall grow weary and faint
in the way, if not strengthened and _supported_ by thee.
_AND I SHALL BE SAFE_] No soul can be _safe_, unless upheld by thee....
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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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AND. SHALL BE SAFE. so shall. be saved.
HAVE RESPECT UNTO. Aram, and Syriac read "find dear delight in".
Septuagint reads "shall meditate"....
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I WILL HAVE RESPECT UNTO— Or, _I shall delight myself in._...
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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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Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe: and I will have respect unto
thy statutes continually.
HOLD THOU ME UP, AND I SHALL BE SAFE (CF. , THE ASSURANCE WHICH THE
BELIEVER RECEIVES), AND I WILL HAVE...
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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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סְעָדֵ֥נִי וְ אִוָּשֵׁ֑עָה וְ
אֶשְׁעָ֖ה בְ חֻ
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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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“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...
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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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(c) Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe: and I will have respect unto
thy statutes continually.
(c) He desires God's continual assistance, lest he should faint in
this race, which he had begun....
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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...
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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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HOLD THOU ME UP, AND I SHALL BE SAFE,.... As all are, and none but
such, who are in the hands of Christ; enclosed in the arms of
everlasting love, upheld with the right hand of Jehovah, supported by
h...
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Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe: and I will have respect unto thy
statutes continually.
Ver. 117. _Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe_] No longer are we
safe from sin and punishment than God p...
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_ Samech._ The Need of a Firm Stand for the Truth of God's Word....
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Hold Thou me up, sustaining him in the natural weakness with which
even believers are obliged to battle, AND I SHALL BE SAFE, sure of
deliverance and salvation; AND I WILL HAVE RESPECT UNTO THY STATUT...
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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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And being freed from those distractions and diversions which my
pressing dangers occasion, I will wholly devote myself to the study
and practice of thy blessed word....
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Psalms 119:117 up H5582 (H8798) safe H3467 (H8735) observe H8159
(H8799) statutes H2706 continually H8548...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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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_Thou art my hiding-place and my shield: I hope in Thy Word._
THE GUARDIAN AND SUPPORT OF SOULS
I. The guardianship of god enjoyed. “Hiding-place” is a place of
protection, a place where the enemy c...
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_Held Thou me up, and I shall be safe._
THE CHRISTIAN’S SECURITY
I. The man of god presenting himself before the throne of grace, with
a humble acknowledgment of his sense of exposure to difficulty...
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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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1 Peter 1:5; Isaiah 41:13; John 10:28; John 10:29; Jude 1:24;...