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Verse 163. _I - ABHOR LYING_] Perhaps they might have made the
confessions which the Chaldeans required, and by mental reservation
have kept an inward firm adherence to their creed; but this, in the
s...
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I HATE AND ABHOR LYING - The mention of lying here particularly seems
to have been suggested by the necessity, from the structure of the
psalm, of finding some word at the beginning of the verse which...
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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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LYING. falsehood. what is false; especially false religion and
idolatry....
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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 hate and abhor lying: but thy law do I love.
I HATE AND ABHOR LYING - all that is false, deceitful, or
self-deceiving (being contrary to thy law) in doctrine and in
practice: all the world's van...
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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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שֶׁ֣קֶר שָׂ֭נֵאתִי וַ אֲתַעֵ֑בָה
תֹּורָתְךָ֥ אָהָֽבְתִּי׃...
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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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JEHOVAH INSPIRES CONTINUAL PRAISE
Psalms 119:161
What a noble conclusion we reach in these closing stanzas! _I rejoice
at thy word; thy law do I love; seven times a day do I praise thee;
let my lips...
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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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SCHIN.
Still prosecuting the same subject of suffering, here are the same
petitions lodged before the throne. The apostle to the Hebrews was
commissioned by the Holy Ghost to teach the church some ver...
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163._I have hated and abhorred deceit. _In this verse he declares more
distinctly what I have adverted to a little before, that he was
cleansed from corrupt affections that he might bestow upon the la...
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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 HATE AND ABHOR LYING,.... The sin of lying in common conversation,
which owes its rise to Satan, the father of lies; is common to human
nature, though very dishonourable to it; exceeding unbecoming...
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I hate and abhor lying: [but] thy law do I love.
Ver. 163. _I hate and abhor lying_] _Utitur atroci verbo, abominatus
sum,_ I hate it as I hate hell itself; and yet lying was David's sin
after a spec...
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_SCHIN._
Psalms 119:161. _Princes_ The rulers and prime ministers of thy
kingdom; _have persecuted me_ Whom they ought to have used their
authority to protect, knowing me to be innocent and injured; _...
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_ Schin_ (and _ Sin_) The Believer's Fellowship with God in Prayer....
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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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LYING; or, _falsehood_; either,
1. In my speech and actions; all hypocrisy and deceit, which is the
common practice of mine enemies, and of all godless politicians: or,
2. In doctrine and worship, a...
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Psalms 119:163 hate H8130 (H8804) abhor H8581 (H8762) lying H8267 love
H8451 law H157 (H8804)
hate - Psalms 119:29, Psalms 119:113, Psalms 119:128, Psalms 101:7;...
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Psalms 119:145. _I cried with my whole heart; hear me. O LORD: I will
keep thy statutes._
It is sweet to look back upon our prayers, if those prayers were
uttered with our whole heart, for it is no s...
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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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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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Amos 5:15; Ephesians 4:25; Proverbs 30:8; Proverbs 6:16; Psalms 101:7;
Psalms 119:113; Psalms 119:128; Psalms 119:29; Revelation 22:15;...