This makes it clear that it is no doityourself manual which god has. Readers of this work on psalm 119 will soon understand why archbishop ussher. See the note on verse 3 with regard to the meaning of ways. Scripture does not tell us who wrote this psalm, but many scholars believe that it was written by one of the young people taken from jerusalem in the babylonian exile. Other people reckon differently with disagreement about verses 84, 90, 121, and 2. A celebration of the beauty of the word of god in his general audience of november 9, 2011, pope benedict xvi focused his catechesis on psalm 119, the. Biblical commentary bible study psalm 119 exegesis. First of all, it has the distinction of being the longest chapter in the bible.
In this psalm there are 8 basic words used to describe the scriptures, gods written revelation to us. Study guide for psalm 119 by david guzik blue letter bible. Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the lord, ver. Psalm 119 is the longest chapter in the bible and its a celebration of the rest of. Here the author of psalm 119 uses, for the first time. The masoretes a group of jewish scholars between the 6 th and 10 th centuries ad said that the word of god is mentioned in every verse except psalm 119. The main theme of psalm 119 is the word of god, which is mentioned in 169 of its. Psalm 119 was written somewhere between 24003000 years ago. Commentary on the book of psalms calvin university. But, dont let the length of the chapter hinder you. Where needed, i include verses that the lectionary skipped. Psalm 119 is the longest of the 150 psalms, it has 176 verses broken up into 22 stanzas of 8 verses per stanza. Each stanza contains eight verses, and the first letter of each verse is that which gives name to the stanza. My usual practice when writing the commentary for a biblical passage is to treat each verse or phrase individuallyalbeit with an introduction to help the reader appreciate the context.
The pardoning mercy of god in christ, is the only source of a sinners happiness. The bible is the instruction manual for wise and blessed living. Psalms 119 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely. I, for my part, owe more, i think, to the anvil and to the hammer, to the fire and to the file, than to anything else. Psalm 119 6409 final basic training bible ministries. As far as our views, desires, and affections agree with what is here expressed, they come from the influences of the holy spirit, and no further. Psalm 119 is remarkable for how often it refers to gods written revelation, his word. Psalms 9, 10, 25, 34, 37, 111, 112 and 145 are examples. It is written in a format that will allow us to read and study the key concepts with. Calvins commentary on the psalms, anew translation of which is now in course of being presented to theenglish reader, is distinguished by many of the.
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