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Verse Psalms 119:53. _HORROR HATH TAKEN HOLD UPON ME_] The word
זלעפה _zilaphah_, which we render _horror_, is thought to signify
the pestilential burning wind called by the Arabs _simoom_. Here it
st...
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HORROR HATH TAKEN HOLD UPON ME - Has seized me; has overpowered and
overwhelmed me. I shudder; I tremble; I am afraid; I am filled with
distress. Luther, “I am burnt up.” The Hebrew word - זלעפה
_zal‛...
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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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HORROR. Indignation.
WICKED. lawless. Hebrew. _rasha'._...
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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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Horror hath taken hold upon me because of the wicked that forsake thy
law.
HORROR HATH TAKEN HOLD UPON ME BECAUSE OF THE WICKED THAT FORSAKE THY
LAW. So Ezra, after the return from Babylon, when he...
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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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HORROR. — Rather, _violent indignation,_ a storm of rage, hot and
fierce as the simoon. For the word, see Psalms 11:6, Note....
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זַלְעָפָ֣ה אֲ֭חָזַתְנִי מֵ
רְשָׁעִ֑ים עֹ֝זְבֵ֗י תֹּורָתֶֽךָ׃...
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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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ZAIN.
While we contemplate the ever-blessed Jesus thus hanging upon the
promises of the Father, we may in him, and through him, humbly adopt
the same language, and remind God our Father of all his cov...
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53._Terror seized me _(418) This verse may be understood in two
senses; either that the prophet was grievously afflicted when he saw
God’s law violated by the wicked, or that he was horror-struck at
t...
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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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HORROR HATH TAKEN HOLD UPON ME,.... Trembling, sorrow, and distress,
to a great degree, like a storm, or a blustering, scorching, burning
wind, as the word h signifies, which is very terrible;
BECAUS...
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Horror hath taken hold upon me because of the wicked that forsake thy
law.
Ver. 53. _Horror hath taken hold upon me_] _Horripilatio, turbo,
vortex,_ a horrible tempest, Psalms 11:6, such as surpriset...
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_Horror hath taken hold upon me_ A mixed passion, made up of
abhorrence of their sins, and dread and sorrow at the consideration of
the judgments of God coming upon them; _because of the wicked_, &c....
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_ Zain._ Patience in Persecution and Crosses....
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Horror hath taken hold upon me because of the wicked that forsake Thy
Law, that is, he is filled with indignation on account of their
wickedness, a holy anger causes him to flare up in zeal for the ho...
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49-56 Those that make God's promises their portion, may with humble
boldness make them their plea. He that by his Spirit works faith in
us, will work for us. The word of God speaks comfort in afflict...
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HORROR; a mixed passion made up of indignation at their persons as
sinful, and abhorrency of their sins, and dread and sorrow at the
consideration of the judgments of God coming upon them. BECAUSE OF...
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Psalms 119:53 Indignation H2152 hold H270 (H8804) wicked H7563 forsake
H5800 (H8802) law H8451
horror -...
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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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_Horror hath taken hold upon me because of the wicked that forsake Thy
law._
THE MOST HORRIBLE
Of all the horrible things in the universe wickedness is the most
horrible.
I. It is most revolting to...
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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 Corinthians 12:21; Daniel 4:19; Ezra 10:6; Ezra 9:14; Ezra 9:3;...
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Horror — A mixed passion, made up of abhorrence of their sins, and
dread and sorrow at the consideration of the judgments of God coming
upon them....