You have appointed your testimonies in righteousness and in all faithfulness.
This psalm pursues two chief ends: to exhort God's children toward a holy life, and to establish the Law as the rule and form of true worship. The psalmist weaves in promises to animate believers to live justly, and complaints against the wicked who despise the Law, lest the faithful be corrupted by their example. Though he moves from one matter to another, the composition is not a heap of scattered thoughts, but holds together by a living connection.
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Commenting on Psalm 119:1-176
God's righteousness is not partial or defective, but perfect and entire; His nature wants nothing, His rule wrongs no creature, and His law commands what we ourselves ought to be. Every word He speaks is pure, and He knows the merit of every case perfectly. His commands teach us to be just to ourselves and true to all we promise, both to God and man.
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Commenting on Psalm 119:137-138
The righteousness of God revealed in the Gospel is forever; it will sustain us at death, in judgment, and to eternity. His law is truth itself, coming from the God of truth, concerning Christ who is the truth, and made effectual by the Spirit of truth; it deserves the highest value from all good men.
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