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Verse Psalms 119:6. _THEN SHALL I NOT BE ASHAMED_] Every act of
transgression in the wicked man tends to _harden his heart_; and
render it _callous_. If a man who fears God is so unhappy as to fall
in...
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THEN SHALL I NOT BE ASHAMED - On the word ashamed, see Job 6:20, note;
Psalms 25:2, note. The meaning here is, that he would not have
occasion to be ashamed; he would not be disappointed; all his hope...
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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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ASHAMED. put to shame; not shame of conscience.
COMMANDMENTS. The tenth in order of the ten words. See App-73....
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DISCOURSE: 695
PRACTICAL RELIGION ENFORCED
Psalms 119:4. _Thou hast commanded us to keep thy precepts diligently:
O that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes! Then shall I not he
ashamed, when...
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O THAT MY WAYS— The word here principally signifies, the motions and
inclinations of the mind and heart, upon which all our actions depend.
_When I have respect unto,_ in the next verse, is rendered b...
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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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Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect unto all thy
commandments.
THEN SHALL I NOT BE ASHAMED, WHEN I HAVE RESPECT UNTO ALL THY
COMMANDMENTS. I shall not be with shame disappointed in my...
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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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HAVE RESPECT UNTO. — Literally, _look upon,_ or _into,_ as in a
mirror. (Comp. James 1:23.) The Divine Law is as a mirror, which shows
man his defects; the faithful, in looking in it, have no cause to...
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אָ֥ז לֹא ־אֵבֹ֑ושׁ בְּ֝ הַבִּיטִ֗י
אֶל ־כָּל ־מִצְוֹתֶֽיךָ׃...
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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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GOD'S WORD AN INNER POWER
Psalms 119:1
This long and noble psalm is devoted to the praise of God's Word,
which is mentioned in every verse but one, Psalms 119:122. Probably if
we were to substitute...
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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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Here we find what confidence the truly regenerated soul is put in
possession of, when living upon Jesus as Jehovah hath appointed. All
the commandments will be alike the delight of such a soul. And 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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THEN SHALL I NOT BE ASHAMED,.... Of hope in God, of a profession of
faith in him, and of a conversation agreeable to it before men; nor of
appearing before God in his house, worshipping him there; nor...
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Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect unto all thy
commandments.
Ver. 6. _Then shall I not be ashamed_] _i.e._ I shall be highly
honoured both by thee and all thy people; able to look thee...
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_Thou hast commanded us_, &c. Nor is it strange that thy people do so
exactly and diligently observe thy precepts, because they are
commanded so to do by thee, their sovereign Lord. _O that my ways we...
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THE CHRISTIAN'S GOLDEN ABC OF THE PRAISE, POWER, AND VALUE OF GOD'S
WORD.
This beautiful psalm, whose writer is not known, is divided into
twenty-two sections of eight verses each. All the verses in...
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1-8 This psalm may be considered as the statement of a believer's
experience. As far as our views, desires, and affections agree with
what is here expressed, they come from the influences of the Holy...
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THEN SHALL I NOT BE ASHAMED; either of my actions, or of my profession
of religion, or of my hope and confidence in thy favour. When sinners
shall be ashamed both here, ROMANS 6:21, and hereafter, DAN...
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Psalms 119:6 ashamed H954 (H8799) look H5027 (H8687) commandments
H4687
shall I - Psalms 119:31, Psalms 119:80; Job 22:26; Daniel 12:2-3; 1
John 2:28, 1 John 3:20-21
I have -...
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The first eight verses of this Psalm, in the Hebrew, begin with the
letter A, and the second eight begin with the letter B. The whole
Psalm is the good man's alphabet; the Holy Spirit condescended to...
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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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_Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the
Lord._
MORAL LAW
I. There is a Divine moral law for the regulation of moral life. The
Creator has given a law to every creature He h...
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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 2:28; 1 John 3:20; 1 John 3:21; Daniel 12:2; Daniel 12:3; James
2:10; Job 22:26; John 15:14; Psalms 119:128; Psalms 119:31;...
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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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Respect — A due respect, which implies hearty affection, diligent
study, and constant practice. To all — So as not to allow myself in
any known sin, or in the neglect of any known duty....