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Verse Psalms 119:142. _THY RIGHTEOUSNESS_ IS _AN EVERLASTING
RIGHTEOUSNESS_] The word צדק _tsedek_ is a word of very extensive
meaning in the Bible. It signifies, not only God's inherent
righteousnes...
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THY RIGHTEOUSNESS IS AN EVERLASTING RIGHTEOUSNESS - It never changes.
The principles of thy law, of thy government, and of thy method of
saving people, are the same under all dispensations, in every l...
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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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IS THE TRUTH. is truth (no Art.) Compare John 17:17....
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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 righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and thy law is the
truth.
THY RIGHTEOUSNESS IS AN EVERLASTING RIGHTEOUSNESS - Thy standard of
righteousness is an abiding one: though now the ene...
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119:142 righteousness, (g-6) Lit. 'a righteousness for ever.' see ver.
144....
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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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THY... — Better, _Thy righteousness is right for ever, and Thy law
is truth._...
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צִדְקָתְךָ֣ צֶ֣דֶק לְ עֹולָ֑ם וְֽ
תֹורָתְךָ֥...
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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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TZADDI.
In this portion is that memorable verse which throws a light upon the
whole Psalm, and fully authorizes us to apply many parts of it
directly to the person of Jesus. The passage is, My zeal ha...
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142._Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness. _Here the law
of God is honored by the additional encomium, that it is everlasting
righteousness and truth; as if it had been said, that all oth...
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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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THY RIGHTEOUSNESS [IS] AN EVERLASTING RIGHTEOUSNESS,.... Or, "is for
ever" z. The rectitude of his nature, his faithfulness in his
promises, and his kindness and beneficence to his people; and
particu...
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Thy righteousness [is] an everlasting righteousness, and thy law [is]
the truth.
Ver. 142. _Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness_] When
all other laws and sentences, though engraven in b...
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_Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness_ Constant and
unchangeable, the same in all ages and places, and to all persons; of
eternal truth and justice never to be dispensed with, nor to be m...
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_ Tzaddi._ The Proper Appreciation of the Word of God....
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Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, outlasting all
earthly cavil and enmity, AND THY LAW IS THE TRUTH. Cf John 17:17....
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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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AN EVERLASTING RIGHTEOUSNESS; constant and unchangeable, the same in
all ages and places, and to all persons, of eternal truth and justice,
never to be dispensed with, nor to be made void. THE TRUTH;...
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Psalms 119:137. _Righteous art thou, O LORD, and upright are thy
judgments._
It is well to be able to say this when you are being tried, when the
hand of God lies heavy upon you; it is hard to kick a...
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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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_Righteous art Thou, O Lord, and upright are Thy judgments._
THE TESTIMONY OF A TRIED SAINT
I. His testimony concerning God.
1. Concerning the Divine character (verses 137,142).
(1) God’s righteou...
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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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2 Thessalonians 1:6; Daniel 9:24; Ephesians 4:21; Isaiah 51:6;...
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Everlasting — The same in all ages and places....