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Verse Psalms 119:8. _O FORSAKE ME NOT UTTERLY._] עד מאד _ad
meod_, "to utter dereliction;" never leave me to my own strength, nor
to my own heart!
ANALYSIS OF LETTER ALEPH. - _FIRST DIVISION_
I. In...
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I WILL KEEP THY STATUTES - Thy commands; thy laws. This expresses the
firm purpose of the psalmist, He meant to keep the law of God; he
could confidently say that he would do it - yet coupled with the...
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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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NOT UTTERLY. not in any wise. Compare Psalms 119:43....
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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 will keep thy statutes: O forsake me not utterly.
I WILL KEEP THY STATUTES: O FORSAKE ME NOT UTTERLY. The same Hebrew [
mª'od (H3966)] as is translated "diligently" in Psalms 119:4, 'Thou
hast co...
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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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אֶת ־חֻקֶּ֥יךָ אֶשְׁמֹ֑ר אַֽל
־תַּעַזְבֵ֥נִי עַד...
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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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GOD'S WORD AN INNER POWER
Psalms 119:1
This long and noble psalm is devoted to the praise of God's Word,
which is mentioned in every verse but one, Psalms 119:122. Probably if
we were to substitute _...
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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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I will keep thy statutes: O forsake me not (f) utterly.
(f) He does not refuse to be tried by temptations, but he fears to
faint, if God does not help his infirmity in time....
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The sum and substance of all this divine meditation, here folds up in
this pious resolution, formed by grace; seeing that in Jesus, his
people are undefiled, are enabled to keep his testimonies, to lo...
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8_I will observe thy statutes _In these words he avers it to be his
intention to observe the law of God, but, conscious of his own
weakness, he utters a prayer that God would not deprive him of his
gr...
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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 WILL KEEP THY STATUTES,.... This is a resolution taken up in the
strength of divine grace, to answer the end of learning the judgments
of God; which he did, not merely to have a notional knowledge o...
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I will keep thy statutes: O forsake me not utterly.
Ver. 8. _I will keep thy statutes_] Yea, and that very much, or with
vehemence, as some read it, _usque valde; _ this he had said before
was God's...
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_I will praise thee_ That is, worship and serve thee; _with
uprightness of heart_ With a single eye to thy glory, and with a
sincere desire to know and do thy will; _when I shall have learned_,
&c. Wh...
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1-8 This psalm may be considered as the statement of a believer's
experience. As far as our views, desires, and affections agree with
what is here expressed, they come from the influences of the Holy...
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I WILL KEEP THY STATUTES; it is my full purpose to do so, whatsoever
it cost me. FORSAKE ME NOT UTTERLY; not totally and finally; for then
I shall fall into the foulest sins and greatest mischief. Not...
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Psalms 119:8 keep H8104 (H8799) statutes H2706 forsake H5800 (H8799)
utterly H3966
I will -...
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It is not easy to see the special subjects that are spoken of by David
in each of the short portions of eight verses, yet I do not doubt that
if each portion were very carefully examined, we should se...
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The first eight verses of this Psalm, in the Hebrew, begin with the
letter A, and the second eight begin with the letter B. The whole
Psalm is the good man's alphabet; the Holy Spirit condescended to...
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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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_They also do no iniquity: they walk in His ways._
NEGATIVE AND POSITIVE GOODNESS
I. Negative goodness. “They do no iniquity.” In their external
conduct, and to the eye of society, they appear fault...
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_Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the
Lord._
MORAL LAW
I. There is a Divine moral law for the regulation of moral life. The
Creator has given a law to every creature He h...
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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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Joshua 24:15; Philippians 4:13; Psalms 119:106; Psalms 119:115;...
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THE WONDERFUL WORD
Psalms 119:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
When we hold the Bible in our hands we are holding a Book that is
distinct from any and every other book the world has ever known.
1. IT IS DISTIN...
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Forsake me not — For then I shall fall into the foulest sins....