Psalm 119:105-144 ESV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 119:133

Here David prays for two great spiritual blessings, and is, in this verse, as earnest for the good work of God in him as, in the verse before, for the good-will of God towards him. He prays, 1. For direction in the paths of duty: ?Order my steps in thy word; having led me into the right way, let every step I take in that way be under the guidance of thy grace.? We ought to walk by rule; all the motions of the soul must not only be kept within the bounds prescribed by the word, so as not to... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 119:134

Here, 1. David prays that he might live a quiet and peaceable life, and might not be harassed and discomposed by those that studied to be vexatious: ?Deliver me from the oppression of man?man, whom God can control, and whose power is limited. Let them know themselves to be but men (Ps. 9:20), and let me be delivered out of the hands of my enemies, that I may serve God without fear; so will I keep thy precepts.? Not but that he would keep God's precepts, though he should be continued under... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 119:135

David here, as often as elsewhere, writes himself God's servant, a title he gloried in, though he was a king; now here, as became a good servant, 1. He is very ambitious of his Master's favour, accounting that his happiness and chief good. He asks not for corn and wine, for silver and gold, but, ?Make thy face to shine upon thy servant; let me be accepted of thee, and let me know that I am so. Comfort me with the light of thy countenance in every cloudy and dark day. If the world frown upon... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 119:136

Here we have David in sorrow. 1. It is a great sorrow, to such a degree that he weeps rivers of tears. Commonly, where there is a gracious heart, there is a weeping eye, in conformity to Christ, who was a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. David had prayed for comfort in God's favour (Ps. 119:135), now he pleads that he was qualified for that comfort, and had need of it, for he was one of those that mourned in Zion, and those that do so shall be comforted, Isa. 61:3. 2. It is godly... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 119:137-138

Here is, 1. The righteousness of God, the infinite rectitude and perfection of his nature. As he is what he is, so he is what he should be, and in every thing acts as becomes him; there is nothing wanting, nothing amiss, in God; his will is the eternal rule of equity, and he is righteous, for he does all according to it. 2. The righteousness of his government. He rules the world by his providence, according to the principles of justice, and never did, nor ever can do, any wrong to any of his... read more

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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 119:139

Here is, 1. The great contempt which wicked men put upon religion: My enemies have forgotten thy words. They have often heard them, but so little did they heed them that they soon forgot them, they willingly forgot them, not only through carelessness let them slip out of their minds, but contrived how to cast them behind their backs. This is at the bottom of all the wickedness of the wicked, and particularly of their malignity and enmity to the people of God; they have forgotten the words of... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 119:140

Here is, 1. David's great affection for the word of God: Thy servant loves it. Every good man, being a servant of God, loves the word of God, because it lets him know his Master's will and directs him in his Master's work. Wherever there is grace there is a warm attachment to the word of God. 2. The ground and reason of that affection; he saw it to be very pure, and therefore he loved it. Our love to the word of God is then an evidence of our love to God when we love it for the sake of its... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 119:141

Here is, 1. David pious and yet poor. He was a man after God's own heart, one whom the King of kings did delight to honour, and yet small and despised in his own account and in the account of many others. Men's excellency cannot always secure them from contempt; nay, it often exposes them to the scorn of others and always makes them low in their own eyes. God has chosen the foolish things of the world, and it has been the common lot of his people to be a despised people. 2. David poor and yet... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 119:142

Observe, 1. That God's word is righteousness, and it is an everlasting righteousness. It is the rule of God's judgment, and it is consonant to his counsels from eternity and will direct his sentence for eternity. The word of God will judge us, it will judge us in righteousness, and by it our everlasting state will be determined. This should possess us with a very great reverence for the word of God that it is righteousness itself, the standard of righteousness, and it is everlasting in its... read more

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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 119:143-144

These two verses are almost a repetition of the two foregoing verses, but with improvement. 1. David again professes his constant adherence to God and his duty, notwithstanding the many difficulties and discouragements he met with. He had said (Ps. 119:141), I am small and despised, and yet adhere to my duty. Here he finds himself not only mean, but miserable, as far as this world could make him so: Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me?trouble without, anguish within; they surprised him,... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 119:133

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 119:134

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 119:135

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 119:136

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 119:137-138

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 119:139

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 119:140

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 119:141

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 119:142

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 119:143-144

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