My tongue shall speak of thy word: for all thy commandments are righteousness.
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
Observe here, 1. The good knowledge David had of the word of God; he knew it so well that he was ready to own, with the utmost satisfaction, that all God's commandments are not only righteous, but righteousness itself, the rule and standard of righteousness. 2.
The persecuted believer needs understanding as urgently as deliverance; they are one petition, not two. His faith must be fortified while his chains remain. God's word and God's hand work together; by the word He sustains, by His hand He rescues.
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Commenting on Psalm 119:169-176