And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth, for my hope is in your rules.
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
Lord, keep the word of truth always ready in my mouth; I need both the wisdom to speak and the courage to own Your truths before men, never ashamed of Your ways. My tongue is worthless without a heart fixed on Your judgments, so strengthen me to keep Your law continually, that I may be complete and furnished for every good work.
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Commenting on Psalm 119:43-44
And I will walk at liberty,.... Not in licentious way, but in Gospel liberty, under the influence of the free spirit; where is liberty, in the exercise of grace and discharge of duty. Or, "I will walk at large" (g); or, "in a broad way", as Aben Ezra and Kimchi supply it: not in the broad road that leads to destruction, but in the law...