Psalms 119:57-64

ח , Cheth.

57-64. Thou art my portion Having found in the statutes of the Lord the joy and solace mentioned in the last division, the writer now earnestly prays that, as the highest good, he may have a stronger hold upon it.

Self-examination reveals his inward need of being thoroughly possessed by it. Bands, here, does not mean companies, but cords, constraints, and the sense is, The constraints of the wicked hampered me. Many a devout Israelite must have had that to say during the captivity.

Righteous judgments Not acts of judgment, but precepts of judgment and law doctrines.

Thy precepts God’s holy requirements.