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Verse Psalms 119:152. _CONCERNING THY TESTIMONIES, I HAVE KNOWN OF
OLD_] קדם ידעתי _kedem yedati_, "Long ago I have known
concerning thy testimonies." Thou hast designed that thy testimonies
should b...
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CONCERNING THY TESTIMONIES - In regard to all that thou hast testified
to as true and best. Every command of God is in fact a testimony of
his as to what is right; every promise is a testimony of his...
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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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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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Concerning thy testimonies, I have known of old that thou hast
founded them for ever.
CONCERNING THY TESTIMONIES, I HAVE KNOWN OF OLD THAT THOU HAST
FOUNDED THEM FOREVER - unchangeable and eternal...
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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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The more obvious rendering of this verse is, _Of old I was instructed
out of Thy testimonies, for_ — _not for a brief time, but for ever_
— _Thou didst found them,_ where _for ever_ expresses indefini...
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קֶ֣דֶם יָ֭דַעְתִּי מֵ עֵדֹתֶ֑יךָ
כִּ֖י לְ עֹו
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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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THE JOY OF COMMUNION WITH GOD
Psalms 119:145
There is great eagerness in the psalmist's prayerfulness. He calls
with his whole heart; he awakes before the dawn and continues long
after the fall of ni...
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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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(d) Concerning thy testimonies, I have known of old that thou hast
founded them for ever.
(d) His faith is grounded on God's word, that he would always be at
hand when his children are oppressed....
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KOPH.
These verses give us an interesting view of Jesus, and are descriptive
of some of those conflicts, under which he was constrained to lift up
his voice to God his Father, with strong cryings and...
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152_. I have known from thy testimonies _(24) _from the beginning.
_Others here translate, _I have known long ago of thy testimonies.
_(25) This translation I would not directly reject; but I am more...
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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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CONCERNING THY TESTIMONIES, I HAVE KNOWN OF OLD,.... Or, "from thy
testimonies, I have known of old" d: by carefully reading the
Scriptures which testify of God, his mind an will, and frequently
medit...
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Concerning thy testimonies, I have known of old that thou hast founded
them for ever.
Ver. 152. _Concerning thy testimonies, &c._] The sempiternity of God's
word is an excellent prop to faith and hel...
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_Thou art near, O Lord_ Namely, to me. Thou art as ready and present
to succour me, as they are to molest me. _And all thy commandments are
truth_ Considered with the promises and threatenings which b...
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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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KNOWN OF OLD, by my own long experience, ever since I arrived at any
knowledge in those matters. THAT THOU HAST FOUNDED THEM FOR EVER; that
thou hast established them upon sure and everlasting foundat...
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Psalms 119:152 testimonies H5713 known H3045 (H8804) old H6924 founded
H3245 (H8804) forever H5769
thy testimonies -...
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Psalms 119:145. _I cried with my whole heart: hear me, O LORD: I will
keep thy statutes._
In the time of trouble there is no resort like that of prayer, but it
must be intense and earnest. «I cried w...
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Psalms 119:145. _I cried with my whole heart; hear me. O LORD: I will
keep thy statutes._
It is sweet to look back upon our prayers, if those prayers were
uttered with our whole heart, for it is no s...
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Psalms 119:137. _Righteous art thou, O LORD, and upright are thy
judgments._
It is well to be able to say this when you are being tried, when the
hand of God lies heavy upon you; it is hard to kick a...
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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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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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Ecclesiastes 3:14; Luke 21:33; Psalms 111:7; Psalms 111:8; P
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Of old — By long experience. Founded — Thou hast established them
upon everlasting foundations....