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LETTER פ PE. - _SEVENTEENTH DIVISION_
Verse Psalms 119:129. _THY TESTIMONIES_ ARE _WONDERFUL_] There is a
height, length, depth, and breadth in thy word and testimonies that
are truly astonishing; a...
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THY TESTIMONIES ARE WONDERFUL - This commences a new division of the
psalm, indicated by the Hebrew letter _Pe_ (פ _p_), corresponding to
our “p.” The meaning of the expression here is, that the laws...
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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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WONDERFUL. Same root as in verses: Psalms 119:18; Psalms 119:27.
KEEP. keep safely....
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THY TESTIMONIES ARE WONDERFUL— Namely, on account of the excellent
wisdom contained in them. Mudge renders the first clause of the next
verse thus: _The opening of thy words causeth a light:_ "Thy wor...
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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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Thy testimonies are wonderful: therefore doth my soul keep them.
THY TESTIMONIES ARE WONDERFUL: THEREFORE DOTH MY SOUL KEEP THEM -
"wonderful" in respect to their Author, God, their subject matter,...
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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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פְּלָאֹ֥ות עֵדְוֹתֶ֑יךָ עַל ־כֵּ֝֗ן
נְצָרָ֥תַם נַפְשִֽׁי׃...
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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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WHY LOVE GOD'S WORD?
Psalms 119:129
What a beautiful soul this is that utters itself in these stanzas! The
psalmist acknowledges his simplicity; is quite content to be among the
unknown and despised...
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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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PE. Thy testimonies [are] (a) wonderful: therefore doth my soul keep
them.
(a) Containing high and secret mysteries, so that I am moved with
admiration and reverence....
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PE.
The verses in this portion form a beautiful reduplication of the same
delightful truths. It is Jesus speaking through the whole of them, in
his human nature, as the Head and Representative of his...
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129._Thy testimonies are marvelous. _I have given this translation to
avoid an ambiguous form of expression. The Prophet does not simply
mean, that the doctrine of the law is wonderful, but that it co...
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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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p, PE.--THE SEVENTEENTH PART.
Ver. 129. PE. THY TESTIMONIES [ARE] WONDERFUL,.... The Scriptures,
which testify of God, his mind and will, are wonderful both with
respect to the author of them, the th...
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PE. Thy testimonies [are] wonderful: therefore doth my soul keep them.
Ver. 129. _Thy testimonies are wonderful_] As comprehending high and
hidden mysteries, such as are far above the reach of human...
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_PE._
Psalms 119:129. _Thy testimonies are wonderful_ In regard of the deep
mysteries, the most excellent counsels and directions, and the
exceeding great and precious promises contained in them; the...
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Thy testimonies are wonderful, elevated above everyday life and the
common understanding, becoming more marvelous the longer one
contemplates them; THEREFORE DOTH MY SOUL KEEP THEM, anxious to have
th...
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_ Pe._ The Need Of Spiritual Light in the Midst of Godlessness....
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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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PE Ver. 129. WONDERFUL; in regard of the deep and wonderful mysteries,
and most excellent counsels and directions, far exceeding all the
rules of the greatest philosophers, and the exceeding great and...
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Psalms 119:129 testimonies H5715 wonderful H6382 soul H5315 keeps
H5341 (H8804) them
testimonies - Psalms 119:18,...
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Psalms 119:129
I. Consider, first, how the wonderfulness of God's word is calculated
to produce the observance of it. The human mind is possessed of
certain faculties, and subject to certain sensation...
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Psalms 119:129. _Thy testimonies are wonderful: therefore doth my soul
keep them._
It is very wonderful that God should speak to us at all, and still
more marvellous that he should write to us such a...
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Psalms 119:129. _Thy testimonies are wonderful: therefore doth my soul
keep them._
Every true believer admires God's Word; and, more than that, it amazes
him: «Thy testimonies are wonderful.» View th...
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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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_Therefore I love Thy commandments above gold._
GOD’S WORD
God’s Word is here revealed in several aspects--
I. As a prize. It is “above gold.”
1. It is intrinsically more valuable than gold. It co...
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_Thy testimonies are wonderful; therefore doth my soul keep them._
WONDER AN ELEMENT OF RELIGION
“The Scriptures,” says an old bishop, “are wonderful with
respect to the matter which they contain, th...
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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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Isaiah 25:1; Isaiah 9:6; Psalms 119:146; Psalms 119:18; Psalms 119:2
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Wonderful — In regard of the deep mysteries, the most excellent
directions, and the exceeding great and precious promises of God
contained in them....