Psalms 19:9

_THE FEAR OF THE LORD IS CLEAN, ENDURING FOR EVER: THE JUDGMENTS OF THE LORD ARE TRUE AND RIGHTEOUS ALTOGETHER._ The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring for ever. "The fear of the Lord" is shown by the parallelism to mean the parts of God's law which inspire reverential fear (as, for instance, those which set forth the awful majesty of God, His justice, and wrath against sin). Compare Deuteronomy 17:18; Exodus 20:18; Deuteronomy 5:23. The law, in this point of view, is "the fear of the Lord" just as God Himself is called "the fear of Isaac" (Genesis 31:42;...

9._The fear of Jehovah is clean. _By the _fear of God _we are here to understand the way in which God is to be served; and therefore it is taken in an active sense for the doctrine which prescribes to us the manner in which we ought to fear God. The way in which men generally manifest their fear of God, is by inventing false religions and a vitiated worship; in doing which they only so much the more provoke his wrath. David, therefore, here indirectly condemns these corrupt inventions, about which men torment themselves in vain, (456) and which often sanction impurity; and in opposition to them he justly affirms, that in the keeping of the law there is an exemption from every thing which defiles. He adds, that _it endures for ever; _as if he had said, This is the treasure of everlasting happiness. We see how mankind, without well thinking what they are doing, pursue, with impetuous and a...

7-10 The Holy Scripture is of much greater benefit to us than day or night, than the air we breathe, or the light of the sun. To recover man out of his fallen state, there is need of the word of God. The word translated "law," may be rendered doctrine, and be understood as meaning all that teaches us true religion. The whole is perfect; its tendency is to convert or turn the soul from sin and the world, to God and holiness. It shows our sinfulness and misery in departing from God, and the necessity of our return to him. This testimony is sure, to be fully depended on: the ignorant and unlearned believing what God saith, become wise unto salvation. It is a sure direction in the way of duty. It is a sure fountain of living comforts, and a sure foundation of lasting hopes. The statues of the Lord are right, just as they should be; and, because they are right, they rejoice the heart. The co...

Verse Psalms 19:9. _THE FEAR OF THE LORD_] יראה _yirah_, from ירא _yara,_ to _fear_, to _venerate_; often put for the whole of Divine worship. The reverence we owe to the Supreme Being. IS _CLEAN_] טהורה _tehorah_, from טהר _tahar_, to be _pure,_ _clean_; not differing much from ברה _barah_, (see above,) to be _clean_ and _bright_ as the _heavens_; as purified SILVER. Its object is to purge away all _defilement_, to make a _spotless character_. _ENDURING FOR EVER_] עומדת לעד _omedeth laad, standing up to_ PERPETUITY. The _fear_ that prevents us from offending God, that causes us to _reverence_ him, and is the _beginning_ as it is the safeguard of _wisdom_, must be carried all through life. No so

THE FEAR OF THE LORD - The word rendered fear in this place - יראה _yir'âh_ - means properly fear, terror, Jonah 1:10; then, reverence, or holy fear, Psalms 2:11; Psalms 5:7; and hence, reverence toward God, piety, religion - in which sense it is often used. Compare Proverbs 1:7; Job 28:28; Isaiah 11:2. Hence, by metonymy, it means the precepts of piety or religion. It is used evidently in this sense here, as referring to revelati

EXPOSITION THE nineteenth psalm is one of meditative praise. The psalmist, looking abroad over the whole world, finds two main subjects for his eulogy—first, the glorious fabric of the material creation (Psalms 19:1); and, secondly, the Divine Law which God has given to man (Psalms 19:7). Having thus poured out his heart in praise and thanksgiving to God, he turns his eye inward upon himself, and finds many shortcomings (Psalms 19:12). The thought of these leads him to prayer, and so the hymn concludes with a few short petitions (Psalms 19:12). Rhythmically, the divisions correspond to the changes

THE FEAR OF THE LORD [IS] CLEAN,.... Still the word of God is intended, which teaches men to fear the Lord; gives a full account of the worship of God, which is often meant by the fear of God; it instructs in the matter and manner of worship; and nothing more powerfully engages to serve the Lord with reverence and godly fear than the Gospel does: and this is "clean"; and the doctrines of it direct to the blood of Christ, which cleanses from all sin, and to the righteousness of Christ, the fine linen, clean and white; the promises of it put the saints on cleansing themselves from all filthiness of flesh and spirit; and the whole of it is the word of truth, by which God and Christ sanctify the church and the members of it, John 15:2. And this word is ENDURING FOR EVER; the law is done away; the ceremonial law entirely, and the moral law, as a covenant of works, and as

This Psalm has the same subject as Psalms 119:1. Both of them are full of praise of God's Word. God has written two books for us to read,-the volume of the Creation and the volume of the Sacred Scriptures,-and these two are in complete harmony. Happy are they who can read both these books, and see the same vein of teaching running through every page. Psalms 19:1. _The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork._ The heavens are always declaring God's glory; if we gaze up to them by day or by night, we always read in them the power, the wisdom, the goodness, the greatness, the immutability of God. Psalms 19:2. Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night

FEAR OF THE LORD The "fear of the Lord," a phrase of the Old Testament piety, meaning reverential trust, with hatred of evil....

Psalms 19 Christ in Creation and in Revelation __ 1 In creation (Psalms 19:1) 2. In revelation (Psalms 19:7) Psalms 19:1. This Psalm also bears witness to Christ as Creator and as revealing Himself through the Word. The two great books, Creation and Revelation, bear witness to Him. The Heavens which declare the glory of God were created by Him (Colossians 1:16; John 1:3). And there is a testimony to Him in creation which is continuous. “Day unto day