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Verse Psalms 119:116. _UPHOLD ME_] סמכני _sammecheni_, prop me
up; give me thyself to _lean upon_....
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UPHOLD ME - Sustain me in the trials and the temptations of life. Help
me to bear afflictions without sinking under them; to meet temptations
without yielding to them; to encounter opposition from the...
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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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LIVE. See note || on p. 827....
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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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Uphold me according unto thy word, that I may live: and let me not be
ashamed of my hope.
UPHOLD ME ACCORDING UNTO THY WORD, THAT I MAY LIVE - Do not let me
either be destroyed or seduced by the ...
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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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סָמְכֵ֣נִי כְ אִמְרָתְךָ֣ וְ
אֶֽחְיֶ֑ה וְ אַל
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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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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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116._Sustain me by thy word, and I shall live. _Many read, _According
to thy word, _so that the letter ב, _beth, _which signifies in, is
taken for the letter כ, _caph, _which signifies _as; _and thus...
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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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UPHOLD ME ACCORDING UNTO THY WORD,.... In thy ways, that my footsteps
slip not; in thine arms, and with the right hand of thy righteousness,
from fainting and sinking under difficulties and discourage...
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Uphold me according unto thy word, that I may live: and let me not be
ashamed of my hope.
Ver. 116. _Uphold me according unto thy word_] The promise is the
soul's support. Turn we the palm and not th...
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_ Samech._ The Need of a Firm Stand for the Truth of God's Word....
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Uphold me according unto Thy Word, in agreement with the many promises
of grace which are found in Scripture, THAT I MAY LIVE, constantly
drawing new life and strength from the Source of all life, thr...
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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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Or, _because of my hope_, or _confidence_ in thy promises, of the
certainty whereof I have oft made my boast before others....
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Psalms 119:116 Uphold H5564 (H8798) word H565 live H2421 (H8799)
ashamed H954 (H8686) hope H7664...
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Psalms 119:73 , PSALMS 119:116
I. Consider the care of the Creator for the lower creatures of His
hand. The lower creatures have instincts given to them by God for
their preservation. These instincts...
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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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_Let me not be ashamed of my hope._
THE CHRISTIAN’S SHEET-ANCHOR
I. That we may not at last be ashamed of our hope, it must originate
in a change of the temper of the heart. The carnal mind must be...
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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 2:6; Isaiah 41:10; Isaiah 42:1; Isaiah 45:17; Psalms 25:2;...