Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 119:1-176
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. alphabet in regular order. Again each strophe contains eight verses, and each verse begins with the same letter which introduces the strophe. The number of strophes then is determined by the number of the Heb. letters. But what of the eight verses in each strophe? The Psalmist had derived from a... read more
James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 119:50
COMFORT AND LIFE‘The same is my comfort in my trouble: for Thy word hath quickened me.’ Psalms 119:50 (Prayer Book Version) When we study the Psalms with a religious purpose, we would know something of the writers, and it is unfortunate that we know very little about them. I. ‘My comfort in my trouble.’—It is quite clear that the words are emphatic, that the Psalmist meant to draw attention to himself, both in reference to his trouble and in reference to his comfort. And so you and I must... read more