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Verse Psalms 119:130. _THE ENTRANCE OF THY WORDS GIVETH LIGHT_] פתח
_pethach_, the _opening_ of it: when I open my Bible to read, light
springs up in my mind. Every sermon, every prayer, every act of...
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THE ENTRANCE OF THY WORDS GIVETH LIGHT - The Septuagint translates
this, “the manifestation (or declaration) - ἡ δήλωσις
_hē_ _dēlōsis_ - of thy words enlightens.” So the Vulgate.
Luther renders...
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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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ENTRANCE. doorway; which was always an open way for the light, in the
absence of windows.
SIMPLE. sincere, as opposed to crafty....
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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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The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto
the simple.
THE ENTRANCE OF THY WORDS GIVETH LIGHT - like the sun's beam entering
through an aperture into a dark room. So "the...
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119:130 entrance (f-2) Or 'opening,' 'declaration.'...
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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).
THE STORY OF PSALMS 119
Solomon was king of Israel nearly 1000 years Be...
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PE.
(130) ENTRANCE. — Literally, _opening,_ which the LXX. and Vulg.
better represent by “manifestation,” “declaration.” (Comp.
“opening and alleging,” Acts 17:3.)...
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פֵּ֖תַח דְּבָרֶ֥יךָ יָאִ֗יר מֵבִ֥ין
פְּתָיִֽים׃...
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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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The entrance of thy (b) words giveth light; it giveth understanding
unto the simple.
(b) The simple idiots that submit themselves to God have their eyes
opened and their minds illuminated, as soon as...
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PE.
The verses in this portion form a beautiful reduplication of the same
delightful truths. It is Jesus speaking through the whole of them, in
his human nature, as the Head and Representative of his...
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130._The entrance of thy word is light. _The amount is, that the light
of the truth revealed in God’s word, is so distinct that the very
first sight of it illuminates the mind. The word פתח _pethach,...
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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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THE ENTRANCE OF THY WORDS GIVETH LIGHT,.... The beginning of them; the
first three Chapter s in Genesis, what light do they give into the
origin of all things; the creation of man, his state of innoce...
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The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto
the simple.
Ver. 130. _The entrance of thy words giveth light_] So soon as men are
over the threshold of thy house, _sese lux quae...
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_The entrance of thy words_ Into the heart of man; that is, the
receiving of them in faith, and love, and meekness; _giveth light_ To
those that were before in darkness, even the light of true and sav...
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_ Pe._ The Need Of Spiritual Light in the Midst of Godlessness....
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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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THE ENTRANCE OF THY WORDS; the very beginnings and rudiments of them;
the first discoveries of those sacred mysteries; and much more the
depths of them, in which their chief excellency consists. Or, a...
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Psalms 119:130 entrance H6608 words H1697 light H215 (H8686)
understanding H995 (H8688) simple H6612
entrance - Psalms 119:105; Proverbs 6:23; Isaiah 8:20; Luke 1:77-79;
Acts 26:18;...
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Psalms 119:130
I. There is no book by the perusal of which the mind is so much
strengthened and so much enlarged as it is by the perusal of the
Bible. There is nothing so likely to elevate and endow w...
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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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_Therefore I love Thy commandments above gold._
GOD’S WORD
God’s Word is here revealed in several aspects--
I. As a prize. It is “above gold.”
1. It is intrinsically more valuable than gold. It co...
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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 psalms as 1 and 112. It is the longes...
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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; Psalms 119:141; Psalms...
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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 prope...
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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 4:4; 2 Corinthians 4:6; 2 Peter 1:19; 2 Timothy 3:15;
Acts 26:18; Ephesians 5:13; Ephesians 5:14; Isaiah 8:20; Luke 1:77;...