Geneva Study Bible Commentary
Psalms 119:64
The earth, O LORD, is full of thy mercy: (e) teach me thy statutes.
(e) For the knowledge of God's word is a singular token of his favour.
The earth, O LORD, is full of thy mercy: (e) teach me thy statutes.
(e) For the knowledge of God's word is a singular token of his favour.
Verse Psalms 119:64. _THE EARTH IS FULL OF THY MERCY_] What an astonishing operation has the grace of God! In the midst of want, poverty, affliction, and bondage, it makes those who possess it happy!...
THE EARTH, O LORD, IS FULL OF THY MERCY - Full of the proofs of thy goodness and compassion. See the notes at Psalms 33:5. This is the expression of a heart full of love to God and to his word. In suc...
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MERCY. lovingkindness, or grace....
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...
The earth, O LORD, is full of thy mercy: teach me thy statutes. THE EARTH, O LORD, IS FULL OF THY MERCY: TEACH ME THY STATUTES - (.) As thou fillest the earth with thy mercy, so give me a share of...
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)....
חַסְדְּךָ֣ יְ֭הוָה מָלְאָ֥ה הָ אָ֗רֶץ חֻקֶּ֥יךָ...
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...
COMFORTED BY GOD'S JUDGMENTS Psalms 119:49 Rays of comfort begin to steal into the psalmist's heart. _Thou hast caused me to hope; this is my comfort in my affliction; thy statutes have been my songs...
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...
CHETH. This eighth part of this lovely Psalm opens most beautifully, in which we clearly behold Jesus as the speaker. The royal Prophet, under the Spirit's influence (as Peter was commissioned to expl...
64._O Jehovah! the earth is full of thy mercy _Here the prophet beseeches God, in the exercise of his infinite goodness, which is reflected in every part of the world, graciously to make him a partake...
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...
THE EARTH, O LORD, IS FULL OF THY MERCY,.... "Goodness" or "grace" o; both of the providential mercy and goodness of God, which extends to all his creatures; and of his special grace and goodness to h...
The earth, O LORD, is full of thy mercy: teach me thy statutes. Ver. 64. _The earth, O Lord, is full of thy mercy_] Thy mercy is over all thy works. This is thy general goodness, But _ Teach me thy...
_At midnight I will rise_ To praise thee in a solemn manner; not being contented with those short ejaculations he might have used lying in his bed; _because of thy righteous judgments_ That is, thy la...
57-64 True believers take the Lord for the portion of their inheritance, and nothing less will satisfy them. The psalmist prayed with his whole heart, knowing how to value the blessing he prayed for:...
Thou dost satisfy the just desires and necessities of all men and all creatures with the fruits of thy goodness. The generality of other men chiefly desire the blessings of this life; but, Lord, give...
Psalms 119:64 earth H776 LORD H3068 full H4390 (H8804) mercy H2617 Teach H3925 (H8761) statutes H2706...
Psalms 119:64 The Bible has been constructed in such a way that it is an armoury of mercy, a magazine of kindness. It is a great institution of mercifulness. I. Notice the mercifulness of its eminent...
Psalms 119:64. _The earth, O LORD, is full of thy mercy: teach me thy statutes. Thou hast dealt well with thy servant, O LORD, according unto thy word. Teach me good judgment and knowledge: for I have...
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...
_I thought on my ways, and turned my feet unto Thy testimonies._ A GODLY LIFE I. The way into a godly life. “I thought.” Wonderful act is this; an act which no creature on earth bug man can perform....
_The earth, O Lord, is full of Thy mercy: teach me Thy statutes._ MAN AND THE EARTH I. Man realizing the abounding of God’s mercy on the earth. II. Man imploring God’s counsels on the earth. “Teach...
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...
Isaiah 2:3; Isaiah 48:17; Isaiah 48:18; Matthew 11:29; Psalms 104:13