And I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I have loved.
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
The service of sin is perfect slavery; the service of God is perfect liberty. When you love His commandments, you seek His precepts not by constraint but willingly, and nothing will stop you from owning your faith even before kings. Fear of man is the real prison; conscience toward God is freedom itself.
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Commenting on Psalm 119:45-48
ZAIN.--The Seventh Part. ZAIN. Remember the word unto thy servant,.... The word of promise made unto him, concerning establishing his house and kingdom for ever; which he desires God would show himself mindful of in fulfilling it, and renew and confirm his faith in it, and give him some fresh assurance of the performance of it, Sa2 7:16.