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I HAVE LONGED FOR THY SALVATION, O LORD - See the notes at Psalms
119:166. The word rendered “I have longed” denotes an earnest
desire or wish. Compare the notes at Psalms 42:1, and the notes at
Psalm...
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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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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 have longed for thy salvation, O LORD; and thy law is my delight.
I HAVE LONGED FOR THY SALVATION - (; .)
AND THY LAW IS MY DELIGHT - (; ; ; ; .)...
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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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תָּאַ֣בְתִּי לִֽ ישׁוּעָתְךָ֣
יְהוָ֑ה וְ֝ תֹֽורָתְךָ֗
שַׁעֲשֻׁעָֽי׃...
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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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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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TAU.
There is but little variation in this portion from the former. Jesus
taught his disciples, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint,
Luke 18:1; and here he sets the example. I do not think...
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174._I have longed for thy salvation, O Jehovah! _Although all men
desire to be in happy circumstances, and no man avowedly repudiates
God’s favor; yet so confused and uncertain are the ideas which th...
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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 HAVE LONGED FOR THY SALVATION, O LORD,.... For temporal salvation
and deliverance from enemies; and for spiritual and eternal salvation
by the Messiah; and for the Messiah himself, the author of it:...
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I have longed for thy salvation, O LORD; and thy law [is] my delight.
Ver. 174. _I have longed for thy salvation_] So do all men; but then
David will take a right course for it (so will not all).
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_TAU._
Psalms 119:172. _My tongue shall speak of_ Shall freely and
abundantly, like a fountain, _pour forth_, as תען signifies; _thy
word_ The truths, precepts, and other contents of it. _For all thy...
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_ Tau._ Concluding Appeal....
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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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FOR THY SALVATION; either,
1. For deliverance from my present straits and calamities, that I may
serve thee with more freedom, and may glorify thy name in a more
solemn and public manner; or,
2. Tha...
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Psalms 119:174 long H8373 (H8804) salvation H3444 LORD H3068 law H8451
delight H8191
longed - Psalms 119:81, Psalms 119:166; Genesis 49:18; 2 Samuel 23:5;
Proverbs 13:12;...
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Psalms 119:153. _Consider mine affliction, and deliver me: for I do
not forget thy law._
As much as if he said, «Lord, I do not forget thee; do not forget
me.» Thy grace has kept my memory; let thy g...
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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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_Let my cry come near before Thee, O Lord: give me understanding
according to Thy Word._
A MODEL PRAYER
I. The earnestness it breathes. “Let my cry come near before Thee, O
Lord.” This prayer is not...
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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 Samuel 23:5; Genesis 49:18; Philippians 1:1; Philippians 1:23;
Proverbs 13:12; Psalms 119:166; Psalms 119:81; Romans 7:22; Romans
8:23;...