Why are you so far from saving me, so far from my words of groaning. Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek him with the whole heart. Charles bridges spends an average of two pages per verse. In the word that came in a vision to solomon, he heard god say, if my people which are called by name will humble themselves, pray, and seek my. Charles spurgeon considered the commentary to be worth its weight in gold.
Blessed are they who keep his statutes and seek him with all their heart. Another prominent theme in psalm 119 is the profound truth that the word of god is allsufficient. Moses, david, solomon, the sons of korah, the sons of asaph, ethan the ezrahite, and various unknown authors. The book of psalms is a hymnbook and a him bookit is all about him. Psalms 27 king james bible kjv book of psalms bible. Psalm 119 is in the very center of the word of god, and it exalts his word. That is just about the right size for a five to seven minute session. The psalm is a cry for and ultimately a declaration of belief in the greatness of god and trust in the protection he provides. Psalms 27, new king james version nkjv the bible app. Psalms 119, new king james version nkjv the bible app. The book of psalms is in the third section of the hebrew bible, the khetuvim, and a book of the christian old testament. David says, the lord is my light and my salvationhe desires to dwell in the house of the lord foreverhe counsels, wait on the lord and be of.
Blessed are those who keep his statutes and seek him with all their heart they do no wrong but follow his ways. Seeking the face of the lord psalm 27 introduction. This is the holy book of psalms, known simply as the book of psalms. The lord is my light frances allitsen chancel choir doxology no. When the wicked advance against me to devour me, it is my enemies and my foes who will stumble and fall. The book of psalms is a record of petitions or laments, thanksgiving, and praise to god by his people. The book of psalms is a collection of prayers, poems, and hymns that focus the worshipers thoughts on god in praise and adoration. Each of the eight verses within each stanza begins with the hebrew letter named in its heading. Will on psalms 119 to biblefan, ain is not a person. Psalms hebrew english translation massoretic text mt. The more typical numbering seen in many other versions of the bible in english is according to the hebrew text.
Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the lord. According to many researchers it was ezra, the priest and scribe, himself who completed the final collection of the psalms ezra 3. 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. I have always understood that psalm 119 is about the word of god. Psalms 119 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this classic commentary, ed in 1804, is scotts observations on the book of psalms.
Psalm 27, also referred to as ldovid and dominus illuminatio mea after the opening words, is the 27th or in the vulgate numbering. In fact, david only wrote about half of the psalms73 out of all 150, to be precise though the latin vulgate and septuagint credit a. The recording is dramatized, from the king james bible. Psalms is the 19th book of the bible and can be found in the old testament. Here are some scripture pictures from the book of psalms that you will prayerfully. Scripture pictures from the book of psalms amazing facts.
Other people analyze this differently with disagreement. Every human emotion is covered in these hymns of aspiration to god. Bible king jamespsalms wikisource, the free online library. Psalms 7 clearly refers to the babylonian captivity. I cover two verses a day one in the morning and one in the evening. Old testament hebrewenglish holy name king james version with strongs numbers. The greek word is psalmos, from the hebrew word zmr meaning to pluck. After bridges wrote his exposition of psalms 119 in 1827, at least twentyfour printings of the book were published during his lifetime. This is, in my opinion, the best and most beautiful recording of the. We want to join together with pastors and christian workers to equip the church in china, broadcasting translated sermons, providing ministry resources for christians and pastors in china. At that time psalms appears also to have been used as a title for the entire section of the hebrew ot canon more commonly known as the writings see lk 24. To provide israel with a collection of songs for worship appropriate for a variety of situations. It implies that the psalms were originally composed to be. Aleph blessed are those whose ways are blameless, who walk according to the law of the lord.
Psalm 119 is the 119th psalm of the book of psalms, generally known in english by its first verse, in the king james version, blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the lord. Book ii comprises psalms 4272, authored by the sons of korah, asaph, david, and solomon. Psalms chapter 119 kjv king james version i have really enjoyed the scripture this is my very first time reading the scripture but it meant so much and lord knows i needed it at this particular time father god in the name of jesus or god youre worthy to be praised when i think about the goodness and all that you have done for me my soul cries out hallelujah hallelujah thank you jesus thank. Thus the psalms are useful for singing praises to god. The mostloved bible verses from the book of psalms on inspirational images and pictures. The persecution and affliction of the man and woman of god is a major theme of psalm 119. Psalms with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. Psalms is the longest book of the bible see what the longest book actually is.
Christian bible study resources, dictionary, concordance and search tools. Oh, that my ways were steadfast in obeying your decrees. It is referred to in hebrew by its opening words, ashrei temimei derech. There is a purity and goodness that marks their life. As such it has brought comfort, encouragement, and blessing to gods people throughout the ages. Keep believing china partnering with chinese pastors and churches. Psalms 119 nlt psalm 119 aleph joyful are people of. The lord is the stronghold of my life of whom shall i be afraid.
From doctrine to devotion to praise to prophecy the book of psalms contains a vast richness within its poetry that encompasses every theme we find in gods word. You have laid down precepts that are to be fully obeyed. I let make me meditate of on precepts so teaching the then understand way will wonders your ot poetry. Many collections preceded this final compilation of the psalms. The numbering of the psalms used in the cpdv is the same as the numbering in the sixtus v and clement viii latin vulgate, with a few minor changes. How blessed are those whose actions are blameless, 1 who obey 2 the law of the lord 2 how blessed are those who observe his rules. The lord is my light and my salvation whom shall i fear. Psalm 119 is remarkable for how often it refers to gods written revelation, his word. Psalm 27, also referred to as ldovid and dominus illuminatio mea after the opening words, is the 27th psalm from the book of psalms. Book iii has psalms 7389, composed primarily by asaph and the sons of korah, with psalm 86 by david and psalm 89 by ethan.