시편 119:59-61 KRV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 119:59-60

David had said he would keep God's word (Ps. 119:57), and it was well said; now here he tells us how and in what method he pursued that resolution. 1. He thought on his ways. He thought beforehand what he should do, pondering the path of his feet (Prov. 4:26), that he might walk surely, and not at all adventures. He thought after what he had done, reflected upon his life past, and recollected the paths he had walked in and the steps he had taken. The word signifies a fixed abiding thought.... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 119:61

Here is, 1. The malice of David's enemies against him. They were wicked men, who hated him for his godliness. There were bands or troops of them confederate against him. They did him all the mischief they could; they robbed him; having endeavoured to take away his good name (Ps. 119:51), they set upon his goods, and spoiled him of them, either by plunder in time of war or by fines and confiscations under colour of law. Saul (it is likely) seized his effects, Absalom his palace, and the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 119:59

I thought on my ways ,.... What they were, whether right or wrong; whither they led, what would be the consequences of walking in them: the Septuagint and Arabic versions read, "thy ways"; no doubt the psalmist thought of both; of his own ways, in which he had walked; and of God's ways, which he directed him to walk in: and, considering the superior pleasure and profit of the latter, he preferred them to the former. The Targum is, "I thought to mend my ways", or "make them good". Hence he... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 119:60

I made haste, and delayed not to keep thy commandments. As soon as he was sensible of his duty, he immediately complied with it; he consulted not with flesh and blood, but at once yielded a cheerful obedience to the commands of God. Instances of evangelical obedience of this kind we have in the three thousand converts, in Saul, and in the jailer and his house, Acts 2:41 . read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 119:61

The bands of the wicked have robbed me ,.... Very probably Saul and his ministers seized on his effects, when he fled from him; and the Amalekites plundered him of all his substance, when they took Ziklag; and Absalom and the conspirators with him robbed him, when he was obliged, because of them, to flee from his palace and court, which they entered and took possession of. But Aben Ezra rejects this sense of the word, which Jarchi and Kimchi espouse, and we follow, and renders it, "took hold... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 119:59

First. I thought on my ways - חשבתי chashabti , I deeply pondered them; I turned them upside down; I viewed my conduct on all sides. The word, as used here, is a metaphor taken from embroidering, where the figure must appear the same on the one side as it does on the other; therefore, the cloth must be turned on each side every time the needle is set in, to see that the stitch be fairly set. Thus narrowly and scrupulously did the psalmist examine his conduct; and the result was, a deep... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 119:60

Thirdly. I made haste, and delayed not - He did this with the utmost speed; and did not trifle with his convictions, nor seek to drown the voice of conscience. The original word, which we translate delayed not, is amazingly emphatical. התמהמהתי ולא velo hithmahmahti , I did not stand what-what-whating; or, as we used to express the same sentiment, shilly-shallying with myself: I was determined, and so set out. The Hebrew word, as well as the English, strongly marks indecision of mind,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 119:61

The bands of the wicked have robbed me - חבלי chebley , the cables, cords, or snares of the wicked. They have hunted us like wild beasts; many they have taken for prey, and many they have destroyed. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 119:59

Verse 59 59.I thought upon my ways (421) The amount is, that after the prophet had paid due regard to his manner of life, his only aim then was to follow the teaching of the law. In these words he intimates indirectly, that if it be inquired why men go astray, and are miserably distracted amidst conflicting impulses, the reason is, their thoughtlessly indulging themselves in the gratification of their passions. Every man watches most carefully, and applies all his energy to whatever his... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 119:60

Verse 60 60.I made haste Though the words are in the past tense, they denote a continued act. The prophet declares with what promptitude he dedicated himself to the service of God. Diligence and dispatch demonstrate the favor of his zeal. Next, in saying that he delayed not, (422) this, according to the Hebrew idiom, gives intensity to the idea conveyed by the phrase, I made haste As among the Hebrews, to speak and not to keep silence is equivalent to speaking freely, unreservedly, and without... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 119:59-60

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 119:61

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 119:59

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 119:60

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 119:61

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 119:59

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 119:60

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 119:61

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 119:59

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 119:60

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