Psalm 119:115-127

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 119:117

Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe ,.... As all are, and none but such, who are in the hands of Christ; enclosed in the arms of everlasting love, upheld with the right hand of Jehovah, supported by his promises and grace, surrounded by his power, sustained by his love, and preserved in Christ Jesus; and I will have respect unto thy statutes continually ; for nothing can more strongly engage a constant regard unto them than a sense of divine love, and a view of safety and security in... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 119:118

Thou hast trodden down all them that err from thy statutes ,.... That wander from the way of the Lord's commandments; that deviate from his precepts, go astray constantly and wilfully; a people that err in their hearts, and with all their hearts. These the Lord treads down, as mire in the streets, as grapes in a winepress; which shows his abhorrence of them, his indignation at them, and how easily they are subdued under him; for their deceit is falsehood : or, "their hypocrisy is a... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 119:119

Thou puttest away all the wicked of the earth like dross ,.... Which is of no worth and value, useless and unprofitable; which is cast into the fire, and separated from the choice metal. This expresses the character and state of wicked men; who are of no account with God, are of no profit and advantage to him; nor to men, but harmful and pernicious; are cast into the fire of God's judgments here, and into everlasting burnings hereafter; and will be separated from the righteous, and have no... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 119:120

My flesh trembleth for fear of thee ,.... Not for fear of the wrath of God coming down upon himself, nor for fear of eternal damnation; but for fear of what was coming upon the wicked, for their sins and transgressions. The word F14 סמר ορθοτριχει , Symmachus in Drusius; "horripilavit", Cajetanus apud Gejerum. used signifies such a dread and horror, which seizes a man to such a degree, that it makes the hair of his flesh to stand up; as Jarchi and Kimchi observe; see Psalm 119:53 ... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 119:121

ע , AIN.--The Sixteenth Part . AIN. I have done judgment and justice ,.... As king of Israel; which is the character given of him, 2 Samuel 8:15 ; and in which he was a type of Christ, Jeremiah 23:5 ; and as a private person; which is everyone's duty, and every good man especially will be desirous of performing it: it is not indeed perfectly done by any, and therefore not to be trusted to; nor was it so done by David; nor did he place his confidence in it; nor did he say this in... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 119:122

Be surety for thy servant for good ,.... The psalmist was, in a like case with Hezekiah, oppressed; and therefore desires the Lord would undertake for him, appear on his side, and defend him, Psalm 38:14 ; and if God himself is the surety of his people, and engages in their behalf, they need fear no enemy. What David prays to God to be for him, that Christ is for all his people, Hebrews 7:22 . He drew nigh to God, struck hands with him, gave his word and bond to pay the debts of his... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 119:123

Mine eyes fail for that salvation ,.... For temporal salvation or deliverance from oppressors; and for spiritual salvation, for views of an interest in it, the joys and comforts of it; and for the Messiah, the author of it; whom he was looking wistfully for, but, not coming so soon as expected, his eyes were tired and weary, and ready to fail, and his heart to faint; See Gill on Psalm 119:81 ; and for the word of thy righteousness ; for the word of promise, which the righteousness or... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 119:124

Deal with thy servant according unto thy mercy ,.... Which is either general and providential, and reaches to all his creatures; and according to which David had been dealt with all his days, and which he desires a continuance of: or special; and which is in Christ, and communicated through him; and in whom he deals with his people, not according to their merits, but his own mercy; by receiving and accepting them, and admitting them into his presence, and to partake of his favours, and by... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 119:125

I am thy servant ,.... Not only by creation, but by grace; and as he had a work to do, he desires to know what it was; and as it was proper he should know his Master's will, he applies to him for it; using this as an argument, that he was his servant, devoted to his service, and willing to perform it to the best of his knowledge and ability; and therefore prays, give me understanding, that I may know thy testimonies ; the Scriptures, which testify of the will of God; which are only... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 119:126

It is time for thee , Lord, to work ,.... To send the Messiah, to work righteousness; to fulfil the law, and vindicate the honour of it, broken by men. It was always a notion of the Jews that the time of the Messiah's coming would be when it was a time of great wickedness in the earth; and which seems to agree with the word of God, and was true in fact; see Malachi 2:17 . Or to arise and have mercy on Zion, for which there is a fixed time: and its seems as if it would be when religion... read more

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