I will run the way of thy commandments, when thou shalt enlarge my heart.
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
Religion must be a chosen thing, deliberate and settled, not drifted into by habit. The way of truth is the only safe way, and once you have chosen it, you must keep God's word before your eyes like a craftsman keeps his pattern, constantly, practically, ruling every step. The choosing Christian is the steady Christian; those who stumble into faith will stumble out of it when the wind turns.
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Commenting on Psalm 119:30-32
Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law,.... A spiritual understanding; an understanding of the law, the perfection, purity, holiness, and spirituality of it; an understanding of the Gospel, and of Christ and the things of Christ; from whom grace and strength are to be had for the due observance of the law, as in his hands; which understanding must be given, and is...