I have declared my ways, and thou heardest me: teach me thy statutes.
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
David laid bare his every way and burden before God, and God heard him with a tenderness that should comfort every gracious soul. His answer was not a revelation of the future but a gift far better: teach me thy statutes. When a man acknowledges God in all his ways, he may ask in faith to be directed in the right way; and the surest communion with God comes through learning His precepts and walking them with understanding.
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Commenting on Psalm 119:26-27
The soul melts like wax, dissolved in tears for sin or temptation or divine desertion. Strengthen me according to Thy word, not by visions but by that word which is our spiritual bread, which renews strength and gives us wherewith to stand against corruption and bear afflictions. God's word holds the very promises we may plead with Him to fulfill.
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