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LETTER ג GIMEL. - _THIRD DIVISION_
Verse Psalms 119:17. _DEAL BOUNTIFULLY_] גמל _gemol, reward_ thy
servant. Let him have the return of his faith and prayers, that the
Divine _life_ may be preserved...
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DEAL BOUNTIFULLY ... - This commences the next portion of the psalm,
indicated by the letter _Gimel _(ג _g_), the third letter of the
Hebrew alphabet, answering to our letter “g.” Each verse of this
p...
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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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DEAL BOUNTIFULLY WITH THY SERVANT— The original word גמל _gamal,_
signifies either to do good, or to render or return good: If we
understand it in this latter sense, this return must be here
considere...
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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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Deal bountifully with thy servant, that I may live, and keep thy
word.
DEAL BOUNTIFULLY - literally, 'reward;' namely, not as a matter of
debt, but of grace, according to thy promise to them that...
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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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GIMEL.
(17) DEAL BOUNTIFULLY... THAT I MAY LIVE. — Comp. Psalms 13:3;
Psalms 13:6; Psalms 116:7, where we see, as here, the same connection
between this Hebrew word and preservation from death. _Life...
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גְּמֹ֖ל עַֽל ־עַבְדְּךָ֥ אֶֽחְיֶ֗ה וְ
אֶשְׁמְרָ֥ה דְבָרֶֽךָ׃...
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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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A PRAYER FOR UNDERSTANDING
Psalms 119:17
These verses are full of yearning and unsatisfied desire. The soul
breaks for longing, cleaves to the dust, and melts for heaviness. We
are reminded of the c...
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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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GIMEL. Deal bountifully with thy servant, [that] I may (a) live, and
keep thy word.
(a) He shows that we should not desire to live but to serve God, and
that we can not serve him correctly unless he...
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GIMEL.
Here are again many very gracious and fervent breathings after divine
favor, which need nothing explanatory by way of comment. Some of them
very highly correspond with what might be supposed t...
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17._Do good to thy servant _The term גמל _gamal, _which some render
_to requite, _does not, among the Hebrews, import mutual recompense,
but frequently signifies _to confer a benefit, _as in Psalms 11...
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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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g, GIMEL.--THE THIRD PART.
Ver. 17. GIMEL. DEAL BOUNTIFULLY WITH THY SERVANT,.... Which character
is mentioned, not by way of plea or argument for favour, but as
expressive of modesty, sense of duty,...
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GIMEL. Deal bountifully with thy servant, [that] I may live, and keep
thy word.
Ver. 17. _Deal bountifully with thy servant_] _Per indebitam gratiam
retribue._ Of thy free grace confer good upon me;...
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_GIMEL._
Psalms 119:17. _Deal bountifully with thy servant_ I plead no merit,
but only thy free grace and rich mercy; _that I may live_ Safely and
comfortably; _and keep thy word_ For I do not desire...
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Deal bountifully with Thy servant, giving him a rich measure of favor
and of spiritual blessings, THAT I MAY LIVE AND KEEP THY WORD,
observing the Word of God being the one great object of his life. B...
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17-24 If God deals in strict justice with us, we all perish. We ought
to spend our lives in his service; we shall find true life in keeping
his word. Those that would see the wondrous things of God's...
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GIMEL DEAL BOUNTIFULLY; I plead no merit, but only thy free grace and
rich mercy. THAT I MAY LIVE; safely and comfortably, in spite of all
the attempts of mine enemies to take away my life. AND KEEP T...
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Psalms 119:17 bountifully H1580 (H8798) servant H5650 live H2421
(H8799) keep H8104 (H8799) word H1697
Deal - Psalms 119:65, Psalms 119:124, Psalms 119:132, Psalms 13:6,...
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It is not easy to see the special subjects that are spoken of by David
in each of the short portions of eight verses, yet I do not doubt that
if each portion were very carefully examined, we should se...
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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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_Deal bountifully with Thy servant, that I may live, and keep Thy
Word._
HUMAN LIFE
Two facts suggested concerning human life:
I. That its continuance depends upon Divine mercy. No creature has a
r...
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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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1 John 2:29; 1 John 5:3; 1 John 5:4; 2 Corinthians 9:7; Ephesians
2:10; Ephesians 2:4; Ephesians 2:5; John 1:16; Philippians 4:19;
Psalms 116:
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THE WONDERFUL WORD
Psalms 119:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
When we hold the Bible in our hands we are holding a Book that is
distinct from any and every other book the world has ever known.
1. IT IS DISTI...
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Live — Safely and comfortably....