Great peace have they which love thy Law (comp. Proverbs 3:1 , Proverbs 3:2 ; Isaiah 32:17 ; James 3:18 ). There is always disquietude where there is sin. A sense of perfect peace and rest belongs to those who love and keep God's Law. And nothing shall offend them ; rather, and they shall have no stumbling-block . Nothing shall cause them to stumble, much less to fall away from grace. read more
The steadying influence of God's Word. "They are not staggered or perplexed by anything which they meet with, either in Scripture or nature." "When God's Law is loved, instead of being struggled against, the conscience is at peace, and the inward eye is clear; a man sees his duty, and does it, free from those stumbling-blocks which are ever occasion of falling to others." Marginal reading is," They shall have no stumbling-block." Compare our Lord's denunciation of those who "offend"—"put a... read more
Lord, I have hoped for thy salvation (comp. Psalms 119:81 , Psalms 119:123 ). I have waited for thee, continually expecting thee to come to my aid, and save me from my enemies. And done thy commandments ; kept them, i . e ; as far as human frailty would allow. read more
My soul hath kept thy testimonies . In will and intention I have always been faithful unto thee; I have striven to keep all thy commandments. And I love them exceedingly (comp. Psalms 119:97 , Psalms 119:127 , Psalms 119:159 , etc.). read more
I have kept thy precepts and thy testimonies (comp. Psalms 119:166 , Psalms 119:167 ). The assertion is made more broadly than a Christian would make it. But there is no intention to claim absolute perfection (see Psalms 119:67 , Psalms 119:71 , Psalms 119:116 , Psalms 119:117 , Psalms 119:133 , Psalms 119:176 , etc.). For all my ways are before thee . Knowing that nothing which I do, or say, or think is hidden from thee, I have striven to keep thy Law in thought and word... read more
Let my cry come near before thee, O Lord . The "cry" is probably for deliverance from his enemies (see Psalms 119:166 ); but this, he feels, depends upon his own faithfulness. Hence the prayer in the second clause, Give me understanding according to thy Word (comp. Psalms 119:144 ). read more
God's salvation. These verses may bring before us the successive stages of salvation. I. SEEKING AFTER GOD . ( Psalms 119:169 , Psalms 119:170 , Psalms 119:174 .) The heart "longs for salvation;" it "cries for deliverance;" it looks to God under a deep and strong sense of danger and of need. Then comes— II. OUR CHOICE . ( Psalms 119:173 .) The decisive hour comes when we have finally and fixedly to determine whether we will or will not accept Jesus Christ for our... read more
The humility of holiness. We suppose no one can have gone through this psalm but must have come more and more to the conviction that the writer of it was a true saint of God. The signs and tokens of true holiness of character could scarcely be more manifest than they are in this psalm. But now that he comes to the close, instead of there being any note of exultation or glorying because of his attainments in holiness, there is the profoundest humility. We might have expected a tone of... read more
Let my supplication come before thee . A repetition of the "cry" in the preceding verse, which is distinctly shown by the next clause to be a cry for deliverance— Deliver me according to thy Word ; or, "according to thy promise" ( imrathka ). God had "promised" to deliver all those who in the day of trouble should call upon him ( Psalms 50:15 ; Psalms 91:15 ). read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 119:164
Seven times a day do I praise thee ; i . e . repeatedly, an indefinite number of times (comp. Psalms 12:6 ; Psalms 79:11 ; Proverbs 24:16 ). Because of thy righteous judgments (comp. Psalms 119:137 , Psalms 119:160 ). read more