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119:165 Those who love your law are completely secure ; nothing causes them to stumble . 119:166 I hope for your deliverance , O Lord , and I obey your commands . 119:167 I keep your rules ; I love them greatly . 119:168 I keep your precepts and rules , for you are aware of everything I do . 119:169 ת(Tav) Listen to my cry for help, O Lord ! Give me insight by your word ! 119:170 Listen to my appeal for mercy ! Deliver me, as you promised . 119:171 May praise flow freely from my lips , for you teach me your statutes . 119:172 May my tongue sing about your instructions , for all your commands are just . 119:173 May your hand help me, for I choose to obey your precepts . 119:174 I long for your deliverance , O Lord ; I find delight in your law . 119:175 May I live and praise you! May your regulations help me! 119:176 I have wandered off like a lost sheep . Come looking for your servant , for I do not forget your commands .

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  • Datanglah ya Sumber Rahmat [KJ.240a] ( Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing )
  • Datanglah ya Sumber Rahmat [KJ.240b] ( Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing )
  • O Yesus Kristus, T'rang Baka [KJ.140]
  • Sang Rajalah Gembalaku [KJ.377]
  • [Psa 119:170] Lord Jesus Christ, My Savior Blest
  • [Psa 119:174] How I Love Thy Law, O Lord
  • [Psa 119:176] Take Me, O My Father, Take Me
  • [Psa 119:176] We Have Not Known Thee As We Ought

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Expository Notes on the Bible (Constable)

  • The texts of the individual psalms do not usually indicate who wrote them.1However some of the titles of the individual psalms do contain information about the writers.2This is the only really reliable information we have as ...
  • The messianic psalms are perhaps the most commonly known type. They predict the coming of a messiah. Franz Delitzsch broke these psalms down into five kinds. The first is the purely prophetic, which predicts that a future Dav...
  • I. Book 1: chs. 1-41II. Book 2: chs. 42-72III. Book 3: chs. 73-89IV. Book 4: chs. 90-106V. Book 5: chs. 107-150...
  • This is one of the acrostic psalms (cf. Pss. 9, 10; 25; 34; 37; 112; 119; and 145). Each line in the Hebrew text begins with the next letter of the Hebrew alphabet. The writer evidently expressed his thoughts this way so the ...
  • The anonymous psalmist who wrote this longest psalm sought refuge from his persecutors and found strength by meditating on the Word of God. He used 10 synonyms to refer to it. This psalm, the longest chapter in the Bible, is ...
  • The writer rejoiced in the fact that people who obey God's Word wholeheartedly enjoy His blessing (vv. 1-3). Consequently he wanted to be more consistently obedient himself (vv. 4-6). He promised to be more thankful as he con...
  • A person can cleanse his or her conduct by obeying the Word of God (v. 9). The writer testified that he had internalized and delighted in God's Word to maintain moral purity (vv. 10-14). He made it a practice to think about G...
  • The psalmists prayer for God to illuminate his understanding concerning His Word is one all God's people need to pray (vv. 17-18). Verses 19 and 20 reflect the writer's great appetite for the Word. In contrast to the wicked w...
  • The writer called for God to deliver him by His love and in fulfillment of His promise (v. 41). This would give him an answer for his adversary (v. 42). Then he prayed and promised that the Lord's Word would continue to direc...
  • The opposition of powerful individuals did not intimidate the writer (v. 161). He continued to love God's Word and to find it a ceaseless source of joy, but he hated falsehood (vv. 162-164). Great peace (Heb. shalom, the full...
  • The psalmist called to the Lord again to hear his supplication and to save him (vv. 169-170). He wanted to praise God for His righteous commandments (vv. 171-172). He requested continued life because he loved God's law (vv. 1...
  • Allen, Ronald B. "Evidence from Psalm 89."In A Case for Premillennialism: A New Consensus, pp. 55-77. Edited by Donald K. Campbell and Jeffrey L. Townsend. Chicago: Moody Press, 1992._____. Lord of Song. Portland: Multnomah P...

Expositions Of Holy Scripture (Maclaren)

  • Great peace have they which love Thy law; and nothing shall offend them.' Psalm 119:165.THE marginal note says they shall have no stumbling block.'We do great injustice to this psalm--so exuberant in its praises of the law of...
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