Let those that fear thee turn unto me, and those that have known thy testimonies.
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
A causeless reproach slides off like water; it cannot wound what it cannot touch. I will pray that these perverse dealers come either to repentance or to ruin, but whether they turn or not, I go forward in meditation on Your precepts, that is my shelter and my joy. I desire the friendship of those who fear You, not for their swords, but for their counsel and their prayers.
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Commenting on Psalm 119:78-79
I am shrivelled like a skin bottle hung in smoke, empty, blackened, of no use. My body is worn, my strength spent. Yet I do not forget Your statutes. I cling to Your word while I wait for the comfort I trust will come there.
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