Psalm 119:17-24 NIV

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 119:19

I am a stranger in the earth ,.... As all his fathers were, and all the saints are; not to divine and spiritual things; to God, and communion with him; to Christ, and the knowledge of him; to the Spirit, and his operations in their hearts; to their own hearts, and the plague of them; to the Gospel, and its truths; nor to the people of God, and fellowship with them: but to the world, among whom they are, not being known, valued, and respected by them; and they also behaving as strangers to... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 119:20

My soul breaketh for the longing ,.... His heart was just ready to break, and his soul fainted; he was ready to die, through a vehement desire of enjoying the object longed for, after mentioned; "hope deferred makes the heart sick", Proverbs 13:1 ; the phrase is expressive of the greatness, vehemence, and eagerness of his mind after the thing he desired, which follows: that it hath unto thy judgments at all times ; not the judgments of God on wicked men, though these are desirable... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 119:21

Thou hast rebuked the proud ,.... Which some understand of the fallen angels, who, in proud wrath, left their habitations, because they would not be subject to the Son of God in human nature; wherefore he scattered them in the imaginations of their hearts, and cast down these mighty ones into hell, where they are reserved in chains of darkness to the judgment of the great day. Others of the Scribes and Pharisees in Christ's time, this psalm being suited, as is thought, to Gospel times; who... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 119:22

Remove from me reproach and contempt ,.... Or, "roll it from me" F21 גל מעלי "devolve a me", Pagninus, Montanus, Junius & Tremellius, Piscator. . It lay as a load, as a heavy burden upon him, which pressed him sore; and he therefore desired ease from it, being probably in a low frame of soul; otherwise saints do and should rejoice when reproached for Christ's sake; and esteem it, with Moses, more than all the treasures in Egypt, being what is common to them with their Lord; ... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 119:23

Princes also did sit and speak against me ,.... The princes in the court of Saul, who suggested to him that David sought his hurt; the princes of his own court, Absalom, his own son, a prince of the blood, and Ahithophel, a counsellor of state: or the princes of the Gentiles, as Jarchi; so the princes of the Philistines spake against him in a very disdainful manner, "make this fellow return to his place again", 1 Samuel 29:4 . Such as these might speak against him, as they sat and rode... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 119:24

Thy testimonies also are my delight ,.... Or "delights" F24 שעשעי "deliciae meae", Montanus, Tigurine version, Gejerus, Michaelis; "delectationes meae", Pagninus; "oblectationes meae", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator. ; exceeding delightful to me. The whole of Scripture is so to a good man; he delights in the law of God, after the inward man; the Gospel is a joyful sound to him; the doctrines of peace, pardon, righteousness, and salvation by Christ, are very pleasant; the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 119:17

Deal bountifully - גמל gemol , reward thy servant. Let him have the return of his faith and prayers, that the Divine life may be preserved in his soul! Then he will keep thy word. From גמל gamal , to reward, etc., comes the name of ג gimel , the third letter in the Hebrew alphabet, which is prefixed to every verse in this part, and commences it with its own name. This is a stroke of the psalmist's art and ingenuity. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 119:18

Open thou mine eyes - עיני גל gal eynai , reveal my eyes, illuminate my understanding, take away the veil that is on my heart, and then shall I see wonders in thy law. The Holy Scriptures are plain enough; but the heart of man is darkened by sin. The Bible does not so much need a comment, as the soul does the light of the Holy Spirit. Were it not for the darkness of the human intellect, the things relative to salvation would be easily apprehended. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 119:19

I am a stranger in the earth - In the land. Being obliged to wander about from place to place, I am like a stranger even in my own country. If it refer to the captives in Babylon, it may mean that they felt themselves there as in a state of exile; for, although they had been seventy years in it, they still felt it as a strange land, because they considered Palestine their home. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 119:20

My soul breaketh - We have a similar expression: It broke my heart, That is heart-breaking, She died of a broken heart. It expresses excessive longing, grievous disappointment, hopeless love, accumulated sorrow. By this we may see the hungering and thirsting which the psalmist had after righteousness, often mingled with much despondency. read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 119:19

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 119:20

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 119:21

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 119:22

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 119:23

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 119:24

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 119:17

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 119:18

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 119:19

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 119:20

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