Put false ways far from me and graciously teach me your law!
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
Heaviness melts the soul like a candle burning away; ask God to strengthen you by His word as He promised, enough for each day's trial. But watch yourself: affliction tempts men to lie and cheat their way out. Pray hard that God keeps you from settling into deceit, for a course of lying is what every good soul must dread and resist.
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Commenting on Psalm 119:28-29
I have stuck unto thy testimonies,.... The word of God, the Scriptures of truth, and the doctrines contained in them. These he closely adhered to, was glued unto them as it were; having firmly believed them, he steadfastly professed them; nor could he be moved from them by any temptations whatever, notwithstanding the reproach cast upon them and him for their sake, or the opposition...