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Verse Psalms 119:122. _BE SURETY FOR THY SERVANT_] ערב _arob_,
give a pledge or token that thou wilt help me in times of necessity.
Or, _Be bail_ _for thy servant_. What a word is this! Pledge thysel...
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BE SURETY FOR THY SERVANT FOR GOOD - On the meaning of the word here
rendered “be surety,” see the notes at Job 17:3, and the notes at
Isaiah 38:14, in both which places the same Hebrew word occurs: I...
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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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PROUD. arrogant. This is the only verse in this Psalm which has not
one of the "ten words", unless we may include the Living Word Himself,
Who is the "surety" for His people. See note on Proverbs 11:1...
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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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Be surety for thy servant for good: let not the proud oppress me.
BE SURETY FOR THY SERVANT FOR GOOD: LET NOT THE PROUD OPPRESS ME - Be
my guarantee. Literally, the Hebrew means to interchange, the...
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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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AIN.
(122) BE SURETY. — Just as Judah became surety for the safety of
Benjamin (Genesis 43:9), so the psalmist asks God to be answerable for
the servant who had been faithful to the covenant, and stan...
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עֲרֹ֣ב עַבְדְּךָ֣ לְ טֹ֑וב אַֽל
־יַעַשְׁקֻ֥נִי...
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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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“TIME FOR THE LORD TO WORK”
Psalms 119:113
There is an ineradicable difference between the child of God and
evil-doers, and the believer does not want to be involved in their
fate. Therefore he bids...
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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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AIN.
How sweetly do these words become Christ! but who, except Christ,
could ever use them? One might be led to conclude, from the very many
similar examples we meet with in the book of Psalms, that t...
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122._Become surety for thy servant for good. _This prayer is almost
similar to that of the preceding verse; for I prefer translating the
Hebrew verb ערוב, _arob, _by _Become surety for, _to rendering,...
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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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BE SURETY FOR THY SERVANT FOR GOOD,.... The psalmist was, in a like
case with Hezekiah, oppressed; and therefore desires the Lord would
undertake for him, appear on his side, and defend him, Psalms 38...
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Be surety for thy servant for good: let not the proud oppress me.
Ver. 122. _Be surety for thy servant for good_] _Obi vadimonium; _
appear for me, and nonsuit all accusations against me; or, underta...
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_AIN._
Psalms 119:121. _I have done judgment and justice_ That is, just
judgment, Ecclesiastes 5:7, namely, toward mine oppressors, whom I
have no way injured. _Be surety for thy servant for good_ For...
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_ Ain._ The Proper Estimation of God's Word in the Midst of
Oppression....
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Be surety for Thy servant for good, becoming his advocate and so
answerable for him against the slurs and accusations of the enemies;
LET NOT THE PROUD the arrogant mockers, OPPRESS ME, by making use...
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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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Do thou undertake and plead my cause against all mine enemies, as a
surety rescues the poor persecuted debtor from the hands of a severe
creditor. FOR GOOD; for my safety and comfort....
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Psalms 119:122 surety H6148 (H8798) servant H5650 good H2896 proud
H2086 oppress H6231 (H8799)
surety -...
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Psalms 119:119-19. _Thou putteth away all the wicked of the earth like
dross: therefore I love thy testimonies. My flesh trembleth for fear
of thee; and I am afraid of thy judgments. I have done judgm...
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Psalms 119:1. _I hate vain thoughts: but thy law do I love._
Presumptuous thoughts, erroneous thoughts, wicked thoughts, foolish
thoughts,-all three David hated. A good man ought to be a good hater,...
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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 have done judgment and justice._
WHAT EVERY MAN SHOULD DO, AND WHAT EVERY MAN REQUIRES
I. What every man should do. “I have done judgment and justice.”
The whole moral code of the universe may be...
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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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Genesis 43:9; Hebrews 7:22; Isaiah 38:14; Philemon 1:18; Philemon 1:19
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Surety — Do thou undertake and plead my cause....