Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Psalms 119:58
Thy favour; thy gracious presence and merciful assistance, as it follows. read more
Thy favour; thy gracious presence and merciful assistance, as it follows. read more
I seriously considered both my former counsels and courses, that I might be humbled for my past errors, and might now amend them, and my duty in all my future actions. And finding that my feet had too often swerved from thy rule, I turned them to it. And although the ways of sinful pleasure and advantage were presented to my mind, yet I rejected them, and turned myself wholly to thy ways. read more
Being fully convinced of the necessity and excellency of obedience, I presently resolved upon it, and immediately put it in execution. read more
Robbed me; or, made a prey of me; done me many injuries for my respect to thy law. read more
I will rise out of my bed to praise thee in a solemn manner; not being contented with those short ejaculations which he might have used lying in his bed. Thy righteous judgments, i.e. laws, which are so useful to direct and comfort me. read more
Not excepting the poorest and meanest, whose society other princes disdain. read more
Thou dost satisfy the just desires and necessities of all men and all creatures with the fruits of thy goodness. The generality of other men chiefly desire the blessings of this life; but, Lord, give me thy spiritual blessings, the saving knowledge, love, and practice of thy law. read more
Good judgment; whereby I may rightly discern between truth and falsehood, good and evil, between the mind of God and my own or others’ inventions; that so I may be kept from those mistakes and errors in which many are involved, that I may truly judge what thy law requires or permits, and what it forbids. Heb. the goodness of taste, an experimental sense and relish of divine things. Compare Psalms 34:8. Knowledge; a spiritual and experimental knowledge. And judgment, or taste, and knowledge may,... read more
I went astray, as men generally do in their prosperity. See Deuteronomy 32:15; Psalms 73:4-6, &c.; Proverbs 1:32; Jeremiah 22:21. read more
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Psalms 119:57
CHETH Whereas other men place their portion and happiness in worldly things, I have chosen thee for my portion and chief treasure, as he said, Psalms 16:5; Psalms 73:26, and thou hast an all-sufficient and an excellent portion for me. I have said; I have not only purposed it in my own heart, but have professed and owned it before others, and I do not repent of it. read more