Psalm 19:9-10 KJV

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 19:7-10

The Word of God. This passage may be regarded as teaching three things concerning the Word of God, or the Bible. I. WHAT IT IS . Six names are used, and six different statements are made with regard to the Bible. 1 . It is "the Law of the Lord," and, as such, it is "perfect." 2 . It is "the testimony of the Lord," and, as such, it is "sure." In it God speaks with solemn earnestness and insistance, and what he says may be trusted. 3 . It is "the statutes of the Lord;"... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 19:7-11

The transition from the glories of the material universe to the "law of the Lord" is abrupt and startling. Some go so far as to say that there is no connection at all between the first and second parts of the psalm. But it is the law and order that pervades the material universe which constitutes its main glory; and the analogy between God's physical laws and his moral laws is evident, and generally admitted (see the great work of Bishop Butler, part 1.). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 19:8-14

The voice of Jehovah in his Word. The Prophet Isaiah, in his forty-fifth chapter, and in the eighth and ninth verses, refers both to the work of God's hands in the world which he has created, and to the words of his lips in the promises he has made; and in both cases it is said, "not in vain" "Not in vain" is the earth formed; "not in vain" is the promise uttered. In both there is a Divine aim and purpose. That antithesis between the works and the Word of God is more ancient than Isaiah's... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 19:9

The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring for ever . Hengstenberg explains "the fear of the Lord" in this place as "the instruction afforded by God for fearing him." And certainly, unless we adopt some such explanation, we shall find it difficult to account for the intrusion of the clause into its present position. The Law, the testimony, the statutes (or precepts), the commandment ( Psalms 19:7 , Psalms 19:8 ), and the judgments ( Psalms 19:9 ), are external to man, objective; the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 19:10

More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold . (For the difference between "gold" ( זהב ) and "fine gold" ( פז ), see the 'Homiletic Commentary on Job,' p. 458.) God's Law is a far greater good to man, and therefore far more to be desired, than any amount of riches; much more must it be preferable to honey and the honeycomb. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 19:9

The fear of the Lord - The word rendered fear in this place - יראה yir'âh - means properly fear, terror, Jonah 1:10; then, reverence, or holy fear, Psalms 2:11; Psalms 5:7; and hence, reverence toward God, piety, religion - in which sense it is often used. Compare Proverbs 1:7; Job 28:28; Isaiah 11:2. Hence, by metonymy, it means the precepts of piety or religion. It is used evidently in this sense here, as referring to revelation, or to revealed truth, in the sense that it promotes proper... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 19:10

More to be desired are they than gold - That is, his law; or, as in the preceding verse, his judgments. They are more valuable than gold; they are of such a nature that the soul should more desire to be in possession of them than to be in possession of gold, and should value them more. The psalmist here and in the following verses describes his estimate of the worth of revealed truth as he perceived it. In the previous verses he had shown its value in the abstract; he here speaks of his own... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 19:9

Psalms 19:9. The fear of the Lord True religion and godliness, prescribed in the word, reigning in the heart and practised in the life; or rather, that word or law itself is intended, and called the fear of the Lord, because it is both the rule and cause of that fear, or of true religion; is clean Sincere, not adulterated with any mixture of vanity, falsehood, or vice; not countenancing or allowing any sin or impurity of any kind, and preservative of the purity and holiness of the soul;... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 19:10

Psalms 19:10. More to be desired are they than gold Than the wealth of this world, although so generally preferred before them; yea, than much fine gold Than gold of the best quality, and in the greatest quantity; than all the treasures and precious things which are brought from other countries. Sweeter also Namely, to the soul of the pious believer; than honey and the honeycomb Than the sweetest thing we know of is to the bodily taste: yielding more true, and noble, and lasting... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 19:1-14

Psalms 19:0 Knowing GodThe wonders of the universe display God’s glory, power and wisdom. Although these things cannot speak, day after day they tell people that there is a God and teach them something of his nature (1-4a). The sun, with its splendour and brilliance, is a particularly notable witness to God’s glory (4b-6).If, however, people are to know God personally and live according to his will, they need a more detailed knowledge than the physical creation can provide. They need God’s... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 19:7-10

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 19:7-11

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 19:8-14

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 19:9

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 19:10

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 19:9

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 19:10

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 19:9

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 19:10

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 19:1-14

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