Salmos 119:47-72 NVIPT

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 119:55-56

Psalms 119:55-56I have remembered Thy name, O Lord, in the night, and have kept Thy law. ThoughtIt is the glory of man that he can think. We conquer Nature by thought. Thought has stretched out its hand, reached the clouds, caught the lightning, made it stand quivering at our side, ready to waft through rocks and oceans our messages to the ends of the earth. Still more, thought can create new universes. Thought gave Milton his paradise, and Dante his hell. Thank God for the power of thought!I.... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 119:57

Psalms 119:57Thou art my portion, O Lord: I have said that I would keep Thy words.The wealth of lifeA man’s portion is that which he deliberately chooses as the chief object of his life, that on which he concentrates” his thought, bestows his energy, lavishes his affection; that which in turn colours him, moulds him. No man need tell us in so many words what is his portion, his life is an eloquent proclamation of that fact. The sensualist who wallows in mire writes this message like the mark of... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 119:58-60

Psalms 119:58-60I entreated Thy favour with my whole heart: be merciful unto me according to Thy Word. The duties which mark the commencement of the Christian courseI. The consideration of our ways.1. He betakes himself to consider--(1) not the ways of other people, officiously prying into their char-actors, scrutinizing what is amiss in them, etc.(2) Nor the light in ‘which his own ways are regarded by other persons.2. But his own ways, as they are in reality, and as they appear in the sight... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 119:59-64

Psalms 119:59-64I thought on my ways, and turned my feet unto Thy testimonies. A godly lifeI. The way into a godly life. “I thought.” Wonderful act is this; an act which no creature on earth bug man can perform. By thought he has created the civilized world. Let a man think on his “ways” in relation to God, and the fires of penitence will be kindled within him.II. The urgent need of a godly life (verse 60). When a man reflects profoundly on his ways, he will feel that there is no time to lose;... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 119:60

Psalms 119:60I made haste, and delayed not to keep Thy commandments.The folly and danger of irresolution and delayingI. Consider the reasons and excuses which men pretend for delaying this necessary work, and show the unreasonableness of them.1. Many cannot at present bring themselves to it, but they hope hereafter to be in a better temper and disposition, and then they resolve by God’s grace to set about this work in good earnest, and to go through with it. I know not whether it be fit to call... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 119:62

Psalms 119:62At midnight I will rise to give thanks unto Thee because of Thy righteous judgments.Incitements to gratitudeI. The particular incitements to David’s gratitude here specified. “Because of Thy righteous judgments.” The reference appears to be to the afflictive dispensations of Providence.1. They are judgments, as they are all deserved, in consequence of a violation of God’s love.2. They are judgments also, as they are types and representations of the final execution of the warrant of... read more

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The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 119:63

Psalms 119:63I am a companion of all them that fear Thee, and of them that keep Thy precepts. Good societyGod has made man for society and society for man. The society, however, to which the text points is the society of the highest type, composed of those who fear God and keep His “precepts.”I. This is the most honourable society. The only honourable society is the society of honourable men, and the only honourable men are those who fear God and keep His commandments.II. This is the most happy... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 119:64

Psalms 119:64The earth, O Lord, is full of Thy mercy: teach me Thy statutes.Man and the earthI. Man realizing the abounding of God’s mercy on the earth.II. Man imploring God’s counsels on the earth. “Teach me Thy statutes.” These statutes are required in order to guide men--1. To a right appreciation of His goodness.2. To a right use of His goodness. (Homilist.)God’s bountihood in NatureI. It fills the earth. Goodness streaming from the heavens, flowing in the atmosphere, budding on the earth,... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 119:65-67

Psalms 119:65-67Thou hast dealt with Thy servant, O Lord.A good manI. The testimony of a good man.1. Concerning God. His kind treatment and faithful promise.2. Concerning affliction.II. The prayer Of a good man for the highest instruction.III. The experience Of a good man. (Homilist.)Good judgmentI. David’s judgment expressed.1. God had dealt with him.2. God had dealt well with him. Adding up all our varied experiences, we can truly say that all things have worked together for our good. What... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 119:66

Psalms 119:66Teach me good judgment and knowledge: for l have believed Thy commandments. Excellence of the lawI. What is implied in believing God’s commandments.1. That we are persuaded of their reality and existence.2. That we are convinced of their excellence and absolute perfection.3. That we receive them as of perpetual and everlasting obligation.4. A holy dread of their rigour and severity.5. Prayer to God for strength to obey them.II. The importance and necessity of such a faith.1. God’s... read more

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 119:55-56

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 119:57

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 119:58-60

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 119:59-64

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 119:60

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 119:62

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 119:63

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 119:64

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 119:65-67

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 119:66

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