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Verse Psalms 119:112. _I HAVE INCLINED MINE HEART_] I used the power
God gave me, and turned to his testimonies with all mine heart. When
we _work with God_, we can _do all things_.
ANALYSIS OF LETTE...
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I HAVE INCLINED MINE HEART - The Hebrew word means properly “to
stretch out”; “to extend” - as the hand. Exodus 8:6, Exodus
8:17. Then it means to incline, to bow, to depress. Here the idea is,
that h...
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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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I have inclined mine heart to perform thy statutes alway, even unto
the end.
I HAVE INCLINED MINE HEART TO PERFORM THY STATUTES ALWAY, EVEN UNTO
THE END - (.)...
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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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נָטִ֣יתִי לִ֭בִּי לַ עֲשֹׂ֥ות
חֻקֶּ֗יךָ לְ עֹ
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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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“THY WORD IS A LAMP, UNTO MY FEET”
Psalms 119:97
The psalmist cries, _O how love I thy law!_ He then proceeds to say
that he has become wiser than his enemies and has more understanding
than all his...
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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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NUN.
I pass over several very interesting observations which might be
offered on the verses in this portion, (for there is not a part of
them but is well calculated to make our meditation sweet); but...
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112._I have inclined my heart to perform thy statutes. _In this verse
he describes the right observance of the law, which consists in Our
cheerfully and heartily preparing ourselves for doing what the...
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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 HAVE INCLINED MINE HEART TO PERFORM THY STATUTES ALWAY,.... He had
prayed to God to incline his heart to them, Psalms 119:36; and by the
grace of God his heart was inclined to obedience to them; and...
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I have inclined mine heart to perform thy statutes alway, [even unto]
the end.
Ver. 112. _I have inclined mine heart to perform thy statutes_] This
is the fruit of my Christian contentation and spiri...
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_Thy testimonies have I taken_, &c. I have chosen them for my portion,
a portion which I will never relinquish. _I have inclined my heart_
That is, I have complied with the motions of thy Spirit, incl...
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I have inclined mine heart to perform Thy statutes alway, even unto
the end, for only he that endureth unto the end shall be saved, as our
Lord Himself says, Matthew 24:13....
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TO PERFORM:
_ Heb._ to do...
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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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As I prayed to thee to incline mine heart to them, above PSALMS
119:36, so I did not neglect my duty, but cheerfully complied with the
motions of thy Spirit, and yielded up my mind and heart to the st...
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We will read tonight two of the stanzas which make up the 119 th
Psalm, beginning at the 105 th verse.
Psalms 119:105. _Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my
path._
God's Word is full...
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Psalms 119:105. _Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my
path._
We are walkers through the city of this world, and we are often called
to go out into its darkness; let us never venture t...
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Psalms 119:89. _For ever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven._
Other things come, and go, and change, moons wax and wane, tides ebb
and flow, everything earthly is changeable; but «Thy word is set...
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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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_My soul is continually in my hand._
RELIGION
Religion is here presented in three aspects.
I. As a deeply felt need in the immediate prospect of death. “My
soul is continually in my hand.” That is,...
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_Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they are
the rejoicing of my heart._
THE CHRISTIAN’S PRIVILEGE, JOY, AND LIFE
I. The Christian’s privilege. “Thy testimonies.” The blessing...
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_I have inclined mine heart to perform Thy statutes alway, even unto
the end._
THE MEANS OF GIVING THE HEART A RIGHT INCLINATION
The necessity of labouring for ourselves, and our entire dependence on...
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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 Kings 8:58; 1 Peter 1:13; 2 Chronicles 19:3; Joshua 24:23;...