
Text -- Psalms 119:116 (NET)




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JFB -> Psa 119:115-117; Psa 119:115-117
JFB: Psa 119:115-117 - -- Hence he fears not wicked men, nor dreads disappointment, sustained by God in making His law the rule of life.
Hence he fears not wicked men, nor dreads disappointment, sustained by God in making His law the rule of life.
Clarke -> Psa 119:116; Psa 119:116
Clarke: Psa 119:116 - -- Depart from me - Odi profanum vulgus, etarceo , I abominate the profane, and will have no communion with them. I drive them away from my presence.
Depart from me - Odi profanum vulgus, etarceo , I abominate the profane, and will have no communion with them. I drive them away from my presence.

Uphold me -
Calvin -> Psa 119:116
Calvin: Psa 119:116 - -- 116.Sustain me by thy word, and I shall live Many read, According to thy word, so that the letter ב , beth, which signifies in, is taken for th...
116.Sustain me by thy word, and I shall live Many read, According to thy word, so that the letter
If the first interpretation is adopted, the second clause, make me not ashamed of my expectation, will be added by way of exposition; for these two things — the prayer that the prophet maybe preserved by God’s grace according to his word, and the prayer that he may reap the fruit of his hope — would amount to nearly the same thing. Yet, after having beseeched God to grant him constancy to persevere, he seems now to proceed farther, praying that God would, in very deed, show the thing which he had promised. Every man’s own infirmity bears witness to the many doubts which intrude into our minds, when, after long endurance, the issue is not answerable to our expectation; for God, in that case:. seems to disappoint us.
To the same effect is the next verse, except that no express mention is made of the word; and safety is put for life. The prophet means to say, that whenever God withdrew his word, it would be all over with his safety; but that, if he were established by the Divine power, there was nothing of which he would have reason to be afraid. The verb
TSK -> Psa 119:116
TSK: Psa 119:116 - -- Uphold : Psa 37:17, Psa 37:24, Psa 41:12, Psa 63:8, Psa 94:18; Isa 41:10, Isa 42:1
and let me : Psa 25:2; Isa 45:17; Rom 5:5, Rom 9:32, Rom 10:11; 1Pe...

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Barnes -> Psa 119:116
Barnes: Psa 119:116 - -- Uphold me - Sustain me in the trials and the temptations of life. Help me to bear afflictions without sinking under them; to meet temptations w...
Uphold me - Sustain me in the trials and the temptations of life. Help me to bear afflictions without sinking under them; to meet temptations without yielding to them; to encounter opposition from the enemies of religion without being overcome.
According unto thy word -
(1) According to the requirements of thy word - that I may be conformed to them;
(2) according to the promises of thy word - that they may be verified in me.
That I may live - That my life may not be cut off by my foes, and that I may not sink under my burdens.
And let me not be ashamed of my hope - The meaning of this is, Let not my hope prove to be delusive and vain; let it not be seen at last that it is worthless, or that religion has no power to accomplish what it promises. See Psa 6:10, note; Psa 25:2-3, note; Psa 31:1, note. The phrase does not mean, as it would seem to signify, Let me not blush, or be unwilling to acknowledge my hope, or to profess that I am a friend of God. That "would be,"indeed, a proper prayer, but it is not the prayer here.
Poole -> Psa 119:116
Poole: Psa 119:116 - -- Ver. 116. Or, because of my hope , or confidence in thy promises, of the certainty whereof I have oft made my boast before others.
Ver. 116. Or, because of my hope , or confidence in thy promises, of the certainty whereof I have oft made my boast before others.
Gill -> Psa 119:116
Gill: Psa 119:116 - -- Uphold me according unto thy word,.... In thy ways, that my footsteps slip not; in thine arms, and with the right hand of thy righteousness, from fain...
Uphold me according unto thy word,.... In thy ways, that my footsteps slip not; in thine arms, and with the right hand of thy righteousness, from fainting and sinking under difficulties and discouragements, in trying circumstances; and from slipping and sliding out of the way of God; and from a total and final filling away, according to thy word of promise, that, as are the days of thy people, their strength shall be; and that thou wilt never leave them nor forsake them. The Targum is,
"uphold me in thy word;''
or by thy word, either essential or written;
that I may live; meaning not corporeally, though none so live but whom the Lord upholds in life; but, spiritually, live by faith on Christ the Saviour, live comfortably on the word of promise, and live honourably, agreeably to the word of God, in all holy conversation and godliness;
and let me not be ashamed of my hope: as men are, when they are disappointed or having and enjoying what they have been hoping and waiting for; but the grace of hope makes not ashamed, nor shall those who have it ever have any reason to be ashamed of it; since it is a good hope through grace; is an anchor of the soul, sure and steadfast; is upon a good foundation, Christ, and by which men are saved; and so may rejoice, in full hope of the glory of God they shall certainly enjoy.

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NET Notes: Psa 119:116 Heb “do not make me ashamed of my hope.” After the Hebrew verb בּוֹשׁ (bosh, “to be ashamed̶...

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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 119:116-117
Matthew Henry: Psa 119:116-117 - -- Here, 1. David prays for sustaining grace; for this grace sufficient he besought the Lord twice: Uphold me; and again, Hold thou me up. He sees ...
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...
