Geneva Study Bible Commentary
Psalms 119:111
Thy testimonies have I taken as an (e) heritage for ever: for they [are] the rejoicing of my heart.
(e) I esteemed no worldly things, but made your word my inheritance.
Thy testimonies have I taken as an (e) heritage for ever: for they [are] the rejoicing of my heart.
(e) I esteemed no worldly things, but made your word my inheritance.
Verse Psalms 119:111. _AS A HERITAGE_] In Psalms 119:57 he says, God _is my portion_, חלקי chelki. In this he says, _Thy testimonies_ _have I taken as a heritage_, נחל nachal. To these he was _heir_;...
THY TESTIMONIES - Thy law; thy revealed will; the revelation which thou hast given considered as thy solemn “testimony” as to what is true and right. HAVE I TAKEN AS AN HERITAGE FOR EVER - As my inher...
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...
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...
Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they are the rejoicing of my heart. THY TESTIMONIES HAVE I TAKEN AS HERITAGE FOREVER - a still better heritage than even the literal Canaa...
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)....
נָחַ֣לְתִּי עֵדְוֹתֶ֣יךָ לְ עֹולָ֑ם כִּֽי ־שְׂשֹׂ֖ון...
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...
“THY WORD IS A LAMP, UNTO MY FEET” Psalms 119:97 The psalmist cries, _O how love I thy law!_ He then proceeds to say that he has become wiser than his enemies and has more understanding than all his...
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...
NUN. I pass over several very interesting observations which might be offered on the verses in this portion, (for there is not a part of them but is well calculated to make our meditation sweet); but...
111._I have thy testimonies as an inheritance for ever. _He again confirms the sentiment, which cannot be too often repeated, That the law of God was more precious to him than all the pleasures, riche...
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...
THY TESTIMONIES HAVE I TAKEN AS AN HERITAGE FOR EVER,.... The Scriptures, which testify of Christ and of his grace, and of the mind and will of God, are a portion of themselves; and a goodly heritage...
Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they [are] the rejoicing of my heart. Ver. 111. _Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage_] _Perpetui nec unquam alienaudi patrimonii vice...
_Thy testimonies have I taken_, &c. I have chosen them for my portion, a portion which I will never relinquish. _I have inclined my heart_ That is, I have complied with the motions of thy Spirit, incl...
Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage forever, making them his most cherished possession. which he would not relinquish; FOR THEY ARE THE REJOICING OF MY HEART, they only work true happiness....
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...
I have chosen them for my chief portion, from which I will never part....
Psalms 119:111 testimonies H5715 heritage H5157 (H8804) forever H5769 rejoicing H8342 heart H3820 Thy testimonies -...
Psalms 119:111 I. Consider, first, the claim asserted by David: that God's testimonies are his heritage for ever. The term "testimonies" denotes all those revelations of His own nature, attributes, an...
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...
Psalms 119:105. _Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path._ We are walkers through the city of this world, and we are often called to go out into its darkness; let us never venture t...
Psalms 119:89. _For ever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven._ Other things come, and go, and change, moons wax and wane, tides ebb and flow, everything earthly is changeable; but «Thy word is set...
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 soul is continually in my hand._ RELIGION Religion is here presented in three aspects. I. As a deeply felt need in the immediate prospect of death. “My soul is continually in my hand.” That is,...
_Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they are the rejoicing of my heart._ THE CHRISTIAN’S PRIVILEGE, JOY, AND LIFE I. The Christian’s privilege. “Thy testimonies.” The blessing...
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 Peter 1:4; 1 Peter 1:8; Acts 26:18; Colossians 1:12; Deuteronomy 33:4