Psalm 119:97-120 KJV

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 119:105

Psalms 119:105Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.The Divine lampGod’s Word as a lamp is--I. Ever needful. Man needs a guide through life. His mental eyes are dim, and the road is drear, intricate, and dark.II. Always available. It Suits every path in life. The path of the young and aged, the celibate and the married, the rich and the poor, the merchant, statesman, and philosopher, etc.III. All-sufficient. It throws light on every conceivable step in life, and the light is... read more

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The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 119:106

Psalms 119:106I have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will keep Thy righteous judgments.The psalmist’s solemn resolutionI. The object of the psalmist’s purpose was to keep the righteous judgments of God. This implies--1. Labouring to get a true knowledge thereof; to understand aright what God has been pleased in His wisdom and goodness to reveal to us.2. Receiving the truths thereof in the love of them, and submitting to all that God has declared, as being worthy to be received by us3.... read more

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The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 119:107

Psalms 119:107I am afflicted very much: quicken me, O Lord, according unto Thy Word.A common condition and an indispensable blessingI. A condition that is common to man. How varied the afflictions of men, personal and social, physical and mental--disease, poverty, bereavement, oppression, etc. Our human afflictions may be divided into two classes.1. The penal. All the sufferings of wicked men come on them as righteous punishment.2. Disciplinary. To the genuine disciples of Christ afflictions... read more

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The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 119:108

Psalms 119:108Accept, I beseech Thee, the freewill offerings of my mouth, O Lord, and teach me Thy judgments.An aspiration of pietyThis short prayer cries out for two things.I. For Divine acceptance of true worship. “Accept, I beseech Thee,” etc.1. Worship is an offering. It is the soul offering its highest devotions.2. Worship is an offering proclaimed “of my mouth.” The soul rings out aloud in speech and song its devotion.3. Worship is an offering of “freewill.” No constraint; it goes out as... read more

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The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 119:109-112

Psalms 119:109-112My soul is continually in my hand. ReligionReligion is here presented in three aspects.I. As a deeply felt need in the immediate prospect of death. “My soul is continually in my hand.” That is, my life is in constant danger: death confronts me.II. As a spirit of persevering faithfulness through all trials.1. It is a persevering spirit. “Yet I do not forget Thy law.”2. It holds on through all trials. “The wicked have laid a snare for me, still I erred not.”3. It holds on... read more

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The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 119:110

Psalms 119:110The wicked have laid a snare for me: yet I erred not from Thy precepts.The snares laid for a good manI. Here is a particular proof of the world’s hatred to the godly--they have laid snares for me.1. The instigation to this injurious practice. Unquestionably it originates in the enmity of the heart against God. For it is this, in the persons and character of the pious, which the impious dislike. They are also instigated by Satan, the common enemy of the people of God. Besides these... read more

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The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 119:111-112

Psalms 119:111-112Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they are the rejoicing of my heart.--The Christian’s privilege, joy, and lifeI. The Christian’s privilege. “Thy testimonies.” The blessings here offered are--forgiveness of sin; reconciliation with God, and communion with Him; peace of conscience; the guidance of God’s Holy Spirit through life.II. The Christian’s joy is the evidence of his privilege: he lays claim to the spiritual blessings of which the Gospel... read more

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The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 119:112

Psalms 119:112I have inclined mine heart to perform Thy statutes alway, even unto the end.The means of giving the heart a right inclinationThe necessity of labouring for ourselves, and our entire dependence on the grace of God, are not incompatible; and so we find that the psalmist, while in one place, speaking by the Spirit, he makes this prayer to God, “Incline my heart unto Thy testimonies,” makes this declaration in another place, speaking by the same Spirit, “I have inclined,” etc.I. Using... read more

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The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 119:113

Psalms 119:113I hate vain thoughts: but Thy law do I love. The hated and the lovedI. The hated. “I hate vain thoughts.” The number of these is legion, the variety all but endless. Vain thoughts may include worthless thoughts on true subjects as well as on false. Vain thoughts are--1. Always worthless. They are empty, vapid, unsatisfactory, and unenduring.2. Always criminal. Man is endowed with the thinking faculty in order to think accurately, righteously, and devoutly.3. Always pernicious.... read more

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The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 119:114-117

Psalms 119:114-117Thou art my hiding-place and my shield: I hope in Thy Word.The Guardian and Support of soulsI. The guardianship of god enjoyed. “Hiding-place” is a place of protection, a place where the enemy cannot discover you. “Shield” is an instrument of protection, that which prevents the arrow or the sword from touching the life. The two expressions mean safe guardianship. What a Guardian is God!1. His guardianship does not circumscribe liberty. Not like the “hiding-place,” it allows... read more

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 119:105

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 119:106

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 119:107

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 119:108

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 119:109-112

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 119:110

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 119:111-112

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 119:112

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 119:113

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 119:114-117

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