Psalm 119:57-64
חHeth
57 You are my portion, LORD;
I have promised to obey your words.
58 I have sought your face with all my heart;
be gracious to me according to your promise.
59 I have considered my ways
and have turned my steps to your statutes.
60 I will hasten and not delay
to obey your commands.
61 Though the wicked bind me with ropes,
I will not forget your law.
62 At midnight I rise to give you thanks
for your righteous laws.
63 I am a friend to all who fear you,
to all who follow your precepts.
64 The earth is filled with your love, LORD;
teach me your decrees.
Psalm 119: 57-64
- Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible
Psalms 119:57-64
True believers take the Lord for the portion of their inheritance, and nothing less will satisfy them.
The psalmist prayed with his whole heart, knowing how to value the blessing he prayed for: he desired the mercy promised, and depended on the promise for it.
He turned from by-paths, and returned to God's testimonies.
He delayed not.
It behooves sinners to hasten to escape; and the believer will be equally in haste to glorify God.
No care or grief should take away God's word out of our minds, or hinder the comfort it bestows.
There is no situation on earth in which a believer has not cause to be thankful.
Let us feel ashamed that others are more willing to keep from sleep to spend the time in sinful pleasures, than we are to praise God.
And we should be more earnest in prayer, that our hearts may be filled with his mercy, grace, and peace.
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