Psalm 119:153-160

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 119:153-154

Here, I. David prays for succour in distress. Isa. any afflicted? let him pray; let him pray as David does here. 1. He has an eye to God's pity, and prays, ?Consider my affliction; take it into thy thoughts, and all the circumstances of it, and sit not by as one unconcerned.? God is never unmindful of his people's afflictions, but he will have us to put him in remembrance (Isa. 43:26), to spread our case before him, and then leave it to his compassionate consideration to do in it as in his... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 119:155

Here is, 1. The description of wicked men. They do not only do God's statutes, but they do not so much as seek them; they do not acquaint themselves with them, nor so much as desire to know their duty, nor in the least endeavour to do it. Those are wicked indeed who do not think the law of God worth enquiring after, but are altogether regardless of it, being resolved to live at large and to walk in the way of their heart. 2. Their doom: Salvation is far from them. They cannot upon any good... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 119:156

Here, 1. David admires God's grace: Great are thy tender mercies, O Lord! The goodness of God's nature, as it is his glory, so it is the joy of all the saints. His mercies are tender, for he is full of compassion; they are many, they are great, a fountain that can never be exhausted. He is rich in mercy to all that call upon him. David had spoken of the misery of the wicked (Ps. 119:155); but God is good notwithstanding; there were tender mercies sufficient in God to have saved them, if they... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 119:157

Here is, 1. David surrounded with difficulties and dangers: Many are my persecutors and my enemies. When Saul the king was his persecutor and enemy no marvel that many more were so: multitudes will follow the pernicious ways of abused authority. David, being a public person, had many enemies, but withal he had many friends, who loved him and wished him well; let him set the one over-against the other. In this David was a type both of Christ and his church. The enemies, the persecutors, of... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 119:158

Here is, 1. David's sorrow for the wickedness of the wicked. Though he conversed much at home, yet sometimes he looked abroad, and could not but see the wicked walking on every side. He beheld the transgressors, those whose sins were open before all men, and it grieved him to see them dishonour God, serve Satan, debauch the world, and ruin their own souls, to see the transgressors so numerous, so daring, so very impudent, and so industrious to draw unstable souls into their snares. All this... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 119:159

Here is, 1. David's appeal to God concerning his love to his precepts: ?Lord, thou knowest all things, thou knowest that I love them; consider it then, and deal with me as thou usest to deal with those that love thy word, which thou hast magnified above all thy name.? He does not say, ?Consider how I fulfil thy precepts;? he was conscious to himself that in many things he came short; but, ?Consider how I love them.? Our obedience is pleasing to God, and pleasant to ourselves, only when it... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 119:160

David here comforts himself with the faithfulness of God's word, for the encouragement of himself and others to rely upon it. 1. It has always been found faithful hitherto, and never failed any that ventured upon it; It is true from the beginning. Ever since God began to reveal himself to the children of men all he said was true and to be trusted. The church, from its beginning, was built upon this rock. It has not gained its validity by lapse of time, as many governments, whose best plea is... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 119:153

ר , RESH.--The Twentieth Part . RESH. Consider mine affliction, and deliver me ,.... Or, "look upon mine affliction" F5 ראה "vide", Pagninus, Montanus, Musculus, Cocceius; "intuere", Gejerus. ; as in Psalm 25:18 . The Lord seems as if he did not, when he does not grant his gracious presence to his people; or does not arise to the help and deliverance of them so soon as they desire and expect: but he always sees and beholds their afflictions; he cannot do otherwise, since he... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 119:154

Plead my cause, and deliver me ,.... This shows that his affliction was chiefly from men, wicked, ungodly, and unreasonable men; such as were Saul and his courtiers, and a whole ungodly nation: his cause was a good one, and therefore he puts it into the hand of the Lord, and who otherwise would not have undertaken it; and this he did also because he could not plead it himself, nor any other for him but the Lord; his enemies that strove with him being so many, mighty, and crafty; see Psalm... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 119:155

Salvation is far from the wicked ,.... Christ, the author of salvation, is far from them: he was far from the unbelieving Jews, even though salvation was of them, and he, the Saviour, was among them; and he is far from all unconverted persons, as to knowledge of him, faith in him, or love to him; and from all those that seek for salvation elsewhere, let them make ever such pretences to religion: the word of salvation is far from them, as Kimchi; the Gospel of salvation, which they put away... read more

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