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Verse 162. _AS ONE THAT FINDETH GREAT SPOIL._] שלל רב _shalal
rab_. This appears to refer to such _spoil_ as is acquired by
_stripping_ _the dead_ in a field of battle, taking the rich garments
of the...
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I REJOICE AT THY WORD, AS ONE THAT FINDETH GREAT SPOIL - Plunder in a
camp; prey; booty: as the hunter or the warrior, when he lights on
great and unexpected success....
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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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WORD. Same word as in Psalms 119:11. Some codices with Septuagint and
Vulgate, read "words" (plural)...
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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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I rejoice at thy word, as one that findeth great spoil.
I REJOICE AT THY WORD, AS ONE THAT FINDETH GREAT SPOIL. As the man
who found the treasure hid in the field "for joy thereof went and sold
al...
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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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Comp. Isaiah 9:3....
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שָׂ֣שׂ אָ֭נֹכִֽי עַל ־אִמְרָתֶ֑ךָ
כְּ֝ מֹוצֵ֗א...
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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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JEHOVAH INSPIRES CONTINUAL PRAISE
Psalms 119:161
What a noble conclusion we reach in these closing stanzas! _I rejoice
at thy word; thy law do I love; seven times a day do I praise thee;
let my lips...
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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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SCHIN.
Still prosecuting the same subject of suffering, here are the same
petitions lodged before the throne. The apostle to the Hebrews was
commissioned by the Holy Ghost to teach the church some ver...
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162._I have rejoiced at thy word as one who hath found great spoil _No
gain, it is well known, brings greater joy than that which conquerors
acquire from the spoil of their enemies; for to the gain th...
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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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I REJOICE AT THY WORD, AS ONE THAT FINDETH GREAT SPOIL. At having it,
which is a distinguishing blessing; all are not favoured with it; and
is an inestimable treasure, a field in which a treasure lies...
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I rejoice at thy word, as one that findeth great spoil.
Ver. 162. _I rejoice at thy word_] _Libenter omnibus omnes opes
concesserim, &c., _ I would gladly leave all the wealth in the world
to others,...
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_SCHIN._
Psalms 119:161. _Princes_ The rulers and prime ministers of thy
kingdom; _have persecuted me_ Whom they ought to have used their
authority to protect, knowing me to be innocent and injured; _...
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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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No text from Poole on this verse....
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Psalms 119:162 rejoice H7797 (H8801) word H565 finds H4672 (H8802)
great H7227 treasure H7998
rejoice -...
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Psalms 119:153. _Consider mine affliction, and deliver me: for I do
not forget thy law._
As much as if he said, «Lord, I do not forget thee; do not forget
me.» Thy grace has kept my memory; let thy g...
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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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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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_I rejoice at Thy Word, as one that findeth great spoil._
GREAT SPOIL
How often is this idea repeated in Scripture! It is developed by our
Lord in several of His parables, and touches us all very ne...
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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 Samuel 30:16; Isaiah 9:3; Jeremiah 15:16; Proverbs 16:19;...