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Verse Psalms 119:59. FIRST. - _I THOUGHT ON MY WAYS_] חשבתי
_chashabti_, I deeply pondered them; I turned them upside down; I
viewed my conduct on all sides. The word, as used here, is a metaphor
tak...
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I THOUGHT ON MY WAYS - This language most naturally refers to the time
of conversion, and may be employed without impropriety to describe the
process of a sinner’s turning to God. It would seem to be...
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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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DISCOURSE: 704
SERIOUS AND SPEEDY CONVERSION TO GOD RECOMMENDED
Psalms 119:59. _I thought on my ways, and turned my feet unto thy
testimonies. I made haste, and delayed not to keep thy commandments_....
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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 thought on my ways, and turned my feet unto thy testimonies.
I THOUGHT ON MY WAYS - the first step toward repentance, as in the
case of the prodigal (Luke 15:17); also that to which the Lord urg...
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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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I THOUGHT ON. — The Hebrew implies repeated and frequent meditation....
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חִשַּׁ֥בְתִּי דְרָכָ֑י וָ אָשִׁ֥יבָה
רַ֝גְלַ֗י אֶל...
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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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COMFORTED BY GOD'S JUDGMENTS
Psalms 119:49
Rays of comfort begin to steal into the psalmist's heart. _Thou hast
caused me to hope; this is my comfort in my affliction; thy statutes
have been my songs...
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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 thought on my (b) ways, and turned my feet unto thy testimonies.
(b) He shows that no one can embrace the word of God, unless he
considers his own imperfections and ways....
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CHETH.
This eighth part of this lovely Psalm opens most beautifully, in which
we clearly behold Jesus as the speaker. The royal Prophet, under the
Spirit's influence (as Peter was commissioned to expl...
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59._I thought upon my ways _(421) The amount is, that after the
prophet had paid due regard to his manner of life, his only aim then
was to follow the teaching of the law. In these words he intimates...
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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 THOUGHT ON MY WAYS,.... What they were, whether right or wrong;
whither they led, what would be the consequences of walking in them:
the Septuagint and Arabic versions read, "thy ways"; no doubt the...
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I thought on my ways, and turned my feet unto thy testimonies.
Ver. 59. _I thought on my ways_] At self-examination beginneth sound
conversion, Lam 3:39-40 Haggai 1:5; Haggai 1:7 2 Corinthians 13:5 ....
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_I thought on my ways_ I seriously considered both my former conduct,
and my duty in all my future actions; _and turned my feet unto thy
testimonies_ And finding my feet had too often swerved from the...
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57-64 True believers take the Lord for the portion of their
inheritance, and nothing less will satisfy them. The psalmist prayed
with his whole heart, knowing how to value the blessing he prayed for:...
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I seriously considered both my former counsels and courses, that I
might be humbled for my past errors, and might now amend them, and my
duty in all my future actions. And finding that my feet had too...
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Psalms 119:59 thought H2803 (H8765) ways H1870 turned H7725 (H8686)
feet H7272 testimonies H5713
thought -...
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Psalms 119:59
Such is the history of almost all solid conversion. The great
destroyer of the souls of men, which throughout the whole world is so
widely wasting, is not so much wilful, deliberate sin...
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Psalms 119:59
I. Hebrew scholars tell us that when they get to the root of these
words, "I thought on my ways," they find a weaver there working at his
loom. That is the figure that lies deep beneath...
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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 entreated Thy favour with my whole heart: be merciful unto me
according to Thy Word._
THE DUTIES WHICH MARK THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN COURSE
I. The consideration of our ways.
1. He betak...
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_I thought on my ways, and turned my feet unto Thy testimonies._
A GODLY LIFE
I. The way into a godly life. “I thought.” Wonderful act is this;
an act which no creature on earth bug man can perform....
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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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2 Corinthians 12:21; 2 Corinthians 13:5; Deuteronomy 4:30; Deuteronomy
4:31;...
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Thought — I seriously considered both my former courses, and my duty
in all my future actions....