ZAIN – Stanza 7 – vs.49-56 – Comfort
Introduction: “This octrain deals with the comfort of the word. It begins by seeking the main consolation, namely, the Lord’s fulfillment of his promise, and then it shows how the word sustains us under affliction, and makes us so impervious to ridicule that we are moved by the harsh conduct of the wicked rather to horror of their sin than to any submission to their temptations. We are then shown how the Scripture furnishes songs for pilgrims, and memories for night watchers; and the psalm concludes by the general statement that the whole of this happiness and comfort arises out of keeping the statutes of the Lord.” C. H. Spurgeon
1. Reminding – vs.49
2. Reviving – vs.50
3. Relieving – vs.51
4. Resting – vs.52
5. Revealing – vs.53
6. Reveling – vs.54
7. Remembering – vs.55
8. Reaping – vs. 56
Conclusion: “Hope in affliction. It arises from God’s word (Ps 119:49). It produces comfort (Ps 119:50), even in trouble caused by the wicked (Ps 119:51-53). It gladdens the believer’s pilgrimage and his holy night seasons
(Ps 119:54-56).” Pastor C. A. Davis as quoted by C. H. Spurgeon
“Ver. 49. — Remember the word unto thy servant, etc. Those that make God’s promises their portion, may with humble boldness make them their plea. God gave the promise in which the Psalmist hoped, and the hope by which he embraced the promise.” –Matthew Henry as quoted by C. H. Spurgeon.
Ver. 53. — Horror. The word for “horror” signifieth also a tempest or storm. Translations vary; some read it, as Junius, “a storm overtaking one”; Ainsworth, “a burning horror hath seized me,” and expounds it a storm of terror and dismay. The Septuagint, aynmia katece me, “faintness and dejection of mind hath possessed me”; our own translation, “I am horribly afraid”; all translations, as well as the original word, imply a great trouble of mind, and a vehement commotion; like a storm, it was matter of disquiet and trembling to David. –Thomas Manton as quoted by C. H. Spurgeon.
Magnify! 