
Text -- Psalms 119:113 (NET)




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JFB -> Psa 119:113
JFB: Psa 119:113 - -- Better, "unstable persons," literally, "divided men," those of a divided, doubting mind (Jam 1:8); "a double-minded man" [HENGSTENBERG], skeptics, or,...
Better, "unstable persons," literally, "divided men," those of a divided, doubting mind (Jam 1:8); "a double-minded man" [HENGSTENBERG], skeptics, or, skeptical notions as opposed to the certainty of God's word.
Clarke -> Psa 119:113
Clarke: Psa 119:113 - -- I hate vain thoughts - I have hated סעפים seaphim , "tumultuous, violent men."I abominate all mobs and insurrections, and troublers of the pub...
I hate vain thoughts - I have hated
Calvin -> Psa 119:113
Calvin: Psa 119:113 - -- 113.I have hated crooked thoughts Those who are of opinion that the word סעפום seaphim, the first in the verse, and which is rendered crook...
113.I have hated crooked thoughts Those who are of opinion that the word
TSK -> Psa 119:113
TSK: Psa 119:113 - -- hate : Psa 94:11; Isa 55:7; Jer 4:14; Mar 7:21; 2Co 10:5
vain thoughts : Or, ""divided thoughts,""saiaphim , or, as Gesenius renders, die Zweideuti...
hate : Psa 94:11; Isa 55:7; Jer 4:14; Mar 7:21; 2Co 10:5
vain thoughts : Or, ""divided thoughts,""
thy law : Psa 119:97, Psa 119:103

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Barnes -> Psa 119:113
Barnes: Psa 119:113 - -- I hate vain thoughts - This commences a new portion of the psalm, distinguished by the Hebrew letter Samech ( ס s ), answering to our "s...
I hate vain thoughts - This commences a new portion of the psalm, distinguished by the Hebrew letter Samech (
But thy law do I love - I have no "divided"or unsettled feelings in regard to that. I am conscious of a firm attachment to it. This thought he has repeatedly expressed in the psalm.
Poole -> Psa 119:113
Poole: Psa 119:113 - -- Ver. 113. Thoughts -this word signifies thoughts, Job 4:13 20:2 , or opinions, 1Ki 18:21 ; which being indifferent to good and evil, is here taken i...
Ver. 113. Thoughts -this word signifies thoughts, Job 4:13 20:2 , or opinions, 1Ki 18:21 ; which being indifferent to good and evil, is here taken in an evil sense, for vain thoughts , as we render it, or for thoughts, or opinions, or devices of men differing from or opposite to God’ s law, as may be gathered from the next clause, where God’ s law is opposed to these, and as some both Jewish and Christian expositors understand it. Nor is it unusual in the Hebrew text for one and the same word to be taken both in a good and an ill sense in several places; whereof we have one instance in a word of the same signification with this, mezimmah , which signifies a thought , and is sometimes taken in a good sense, as Pro 1:4 3:8 8:12 13:16 Jer 51:11 ; but elsewhere in a bad sense, as Job 21:27 Psa 10:2,4 Pr 12:2 14:17 . The like hath been observed concerning another Hebrew word of the same or near signification, hormah which is taken in a good sense, Pro 1:4 13:16 , &c., and in an ill sense, as Exo 21:14 Jos 9:4 Job 5:13 . And the like may be said concerning this word also. But the ancient interpreters understand this word not of things, but of persons, and so it may be understood of men that think evil, that devise wicked devices, or that have false and evil opinions, opposite to God’ s law, or tending to seduce men from it.
Gill -> Psa 119:113
Gill: Psa 119:113 - -- ס,
SAMECH.--The Fifteenth Part.
SAMECH. I hate vain thoughts,.... Or thoughts: evil thoughts are undoubtedly meant, no other can be the object ...
SAMECH.--The Fifteenth Part.
SAMECH. I hate vain thoughts,.... Or thoughts: evil thoughts are undoubtedly meant, no other can be the object of hatred to a good man; they are such as are contrary to the law of God, and forbidden by it, mentioned in the next clause as the object of love, in opposition to these; and which are abominable to God, and defiling to men; should be forsaken, need pardon; and, if not pardoned, will be brought into judgment, and there exposed, and men punished for them. There are multitudes of these rise up in the minds of men, not only bad men, but good men; even sometimes atheistical blasphemous thoughts, as well as proud, haughty, revengeful, lustful, impure, and worldly ones; which, when observed by a good man, give him great concern and uneasiness, and raise a holy indignation in him against them. The word is used for the "opinions" of men; the ambiguous, doubtful, wavering, and inconstant sentiments of the mind, 1Ki 18:21, and is used of branches, or the tops of trees, waved with the wind to and fro: and may be applied to all heterodox opinions, human doctrines, damnable heresies; such as are inconsistent with the perfections of God, derogate from his grace, and from the person and offices of Christ; and are contrary to the word, and which are therefore rejected and abhorred by good men. The Targum is,
"I hate those who think vain thoughts;''
and so Jarchi and Aben Ezra interpret it of persons, thinkers, or devisers of evil things; and to this sense are the Septuagint, Vulgate Latin, and all the Oriental versions; and which is approved of by Gussetius k; even free thinkers, such as devise things out of their own brains, and regard not the law, doctrine, or word of God;
but thy law do I love; which forbids and condemns such vain and wicked thoughts, and requires pure and Holy Ones. Or, "thy doctrine"; which comes from God, is concerning him, and reveals his mind and will, his grace and love, to men; the doctrine of Christ, concerning his person, office, and work; the doctrine of the Scriptures, which contain the whole Gospel of Christ, as well as the law of God; the doctrine according to godliness, and which is good, sound, and wholesome, and to be received in the love of it.

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NET Notes -> Psa 119:113
NET Notes: Psa 119:113 Heb “divided ones.” The word occurs only here; it appears to be derived from a verbal root, attested in Arabic, meaning “to split...
Geneva Bible -> Psa 119:113
Geneva Bible: Psa 119:113 SAMECH. I hate ( a ) [vain] thoughts: but thy law do I love.
( a ) Whoever will embrace God's word correctly must abhor all fantasies and imagination...

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TSK Synopsis -> Psa 119:1-176
TSK Synopsis: Psa 119:1-176 - --1 This psalm contains sundry prayers, praises, and professions of obedience.
MHCC -> Psa 119:113-120
MHCC: Psa 119:113-120 - --Here is a dread of the risings of sin, and the first beginnings of it. The more we love the law of God, the more watchful we shall be, lest vain thoug...
Matthew Henry -> Psa 119:113
Matthew Henry: Psa 119:113 - -- Here we have, 1. David's dread of the risings of sin, and the first beginnings of it: I hate vain thoughts. He does not mean that he hated them ...
Keil-Delitzsch -> Psa 119:113-120
Keil-Delitzsch: Psa 119:113-120 - --
The eightfold Samech . His hope rests on God's word, without allowing itself to be led astray by doubters and apostates. סעפים (the form of no...
Constable: Psa 107:1--150:6 - --V. Book 5: chs. 107--150
There are 44 psalms in this section of the Psalter. David composed 15 of these (108-110...

Constable: Psa 119:1-176 - --Psalm 119
The anonymous psalmist who wrote this longest psalm sought refuge from his persecutors and fou...
