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Psalms 119:1 a Here thei are not called blessed, which thinke them selues wise in their owne judgement, nor which imagine to themselues a certeine holines, but thei whose conuersation is without hypocrisie.
Psalms 119:1 ! The prophet exhorteth the children of God to frame their liues according to his holie worde.
Psalms 119:3 b For thei are ruled by Gods Spirit and imbrace no doctrine but his.
Psalms 119:5 c Dauid acknowledgeth his imperfection, desiring God to reforme it that his life maie be conformable to Gods worde.
Psalms 119:7 e That is, thy precepts, which conteine perfite righteousnes.
Psalms 119:7 d For true religion standeth in seruing God without hypocrisie.
Psalms 119:8 f He refuseth not to be tryed by tentations, but he feareth to faint, if God succor not his infirmitie in time.
Psalms 119:9 a Because youth is most giuen to licenciousnes, he chiefly warneth them to frame their liues betime to Gods worde.
Psalms 119:11 b If Gods worde be grauen in our heartes, we shalbe more able to resist the assaltes of Satan: and therefore the Prophet desireth God to instruct him daiely more & more therein.
Psalms 119:14 c The Prophet doeth not boast of his vertues, but setteth forthe an example for others to followe Gods worde & leaue worldelie vanities.
Psalms 119:17 a He sheweth that we oght not to desire to liue but to serue God, and that we can not serue him aright, except he open our eyes and mindes.
Psalms 119:19 b Seing mans life in this worlde is but a passage, what shulde become of him, if thy worde were not his guide?
Psalms 119:21 c In all ages thou hast plagued all suche, which maliciously & contempteously depart from thy trueth
Psalms 119:23 d When the powers of the worlde gaue false sentence against me, thy worde was guide & counseler to teache me what to do, & to comfort me.
Psalms 119:25 a That is, it is almost broght to the graue, & without thy worde I can not liue.
Psalms 119:26 b I haue confessed mine offences, and now depend wholly on thee.
Psalms 119:28 c If God did not mainteine vs by his worde, our life wolde drop awaie like water.
Psalms 119:29 d Instruct me in thy worde, whereby my minde maie be purged from vanitie & taught to obey thy wil.
Psalms 119:32 e By this he sheweth that we can nether chose good, cleaue to Gods word, not runne forwarde in his waie, except he make our hearts large to receiue his grace, & willing to obey.
Psalms 119:33 a He sheweth that he can not followe on to the end, except God teach him oft times and lead him forwarde.
Psalms 119:34 b Not onely in outward conuersation, but also that inward affection.
Psalms 119:36 c Hereby meaning all other vices, because that couetousnes is the rote of all euil.
Psalms 119:37 d Meaning, all his senses.
Psalms 119:39 e Let me not fall to thy dishonour, but let mine heart stil delite in thy gracious worde.
Psalms 119:40 f Giue me strength to continue in thy worde euen to the end.
Psalms 119:41 a He sheweth that Gods mercie and loue is the first cause of our saluacion.
Psalms 119:42 b By trusting in Gods worde he assureth himself to be able to confute the sclanders of his aduersaries.
Psalms 119:45 c Thei, that simply walke after Gods worde, haue no lets to intangle them, where as thei, that do contrary, are euer in nets and snares.
Psalms 119:46 d He sheweth thatthe children of God oght not to suffer their Fathers glorie to be obscured by the vaine pompe of princes.
Psalms 119:49 a Thogh he fele Gods hand stil to lie vpon him, yet he resteth on his promes & comforteth him self therein.
Psalms 119:51 b Meaning the wicked, which contemne Gods worde, & tread his religion vnder fote.
Psalms 119:52 c That is, the examples, whereby thou declarest thy self to be judge of the worlde.
Psalms 119:53 d That is, a vehement zeale to thy glorie, & indignacion against the wicked.
Psalms 119:54 e In the course of this life and sorowful exile.
Psalms 119:55 f Euen when other slepe.
Psalms 119:56 g That is, all thse benefits.
Psalms 119:57 a I am persuaded that to kepe thy Law is an heritage and great gaine for me.
Psalms 119:59 b He sheweth that none can imbrace the worde of God, except he consider his owne imperfections and waies.
Psalms 119:61 c They haue gone about to drawe we into their companie.
Psalms 119:63 d Not onely in mutual consent, but also with aide & succour.
Psalms 119:64 e For the knowledge of Gods worde is a singular token of his fauour.
Psalms 119:65 a Hauing proued by experience that God was true in his promes, he desireth that he wolde increase in him knowledge and judgement.
Psalms 119:67 b So Jeremie saith, that before the Lord touched him, he was like a calfe vntamed: so that the vse of Gods rods is to call vs home to God.
Psalms 119:70 c Their heart is indurate & hardened, pured vp with prosperitie & vaine estimacion of them selues.
Psalms 119:71 d He confesseth that before that he was chastened, he was rebellious, as man by nature is.
Psalms 119:73 a Because God leaueth not his worke, that he hathe begon, he desireth a newe grace: that is, that he wolde continue his mercies.
Psalms 119:74 b When God sheweth his grace towarde anie, he testifieth to others that he faileth not them that trust in him.
Psalms 119:75 / Ebr. in trueth.
Psalms 119:77 c He declareth, that when he felt not Gods mercies, he was as dead.
Psalms 119:79 e He sheweth that there can be no true feare of God without the knowledge of his worde.
Psalms 119:79 d That is, be comforted by mine example.
Psalms 119:81 a Thogh my strength faile me, yet my soule groneth and sigheth, resting stil in thy worde.
Psalms 119:83 b Like a skynbottel or bladder that is parched in the smoke.
Psalms 119:84 c How long wilt you afflict thy seruant?
Psalms 119:85 d Thy haue not onely oppressed me violently ,but also craftely conspired against me.
Psalms 119:86 e He assureth him self, that God wil deliuer his & destroy suche as vnjustly persecute them.
Psalms 119:87 f Finding no helpe in earth, he lifteth vp his eyes to heauen.
Psalms 119:89 a Because none shulde esteme Gods worde according to the changes of things in this worlde, he sheweth that it abideth in heauen & therefore is immutable.
Psalms 119:91 b Seing the earth and all creatures remaine in that estate, wherin you hast created them, muche more thy trueth remaineth constant & vnchangeable.
Psalms 119:94 c He proueth by effect, that he is Gods childe, because he seketh to vnderstand his worde.
Psalms 119:96 d There is no thing so perfite in earth, but it hathe an end: onely Gods worde lasteth for euer.
Psalms 119:97 a He sheweth that we can not llue Gods worde, except we exercise our selues therein and practise it.
Psalms 119:99 b Whosoeuer doeth submit him self onely to Gods worde, shal not onely be safe against the practises of his enemies, but also learne more wisdome, then they that professe it, & are men of experience.
Psalms 119:102 c So then of our selues we can do nothing, but when God doeth inwardely instruct vs with his Spirit, we fele his graces sweter then honie.
Psalms 119:105 a Of our selues we are but darkenes, and cannot se, except we be lightened with Gods worde.
Psalms 119:106 b So all the faithful oght to binde them selues to God by a solemne othe and promes, to sitr vp their zeale to imbrace Gods worde.
Psalms 119:108 c That is, my praiers & thankesgiuing, which sacrifice Hosea calleth the calues of the lippes, {Chap. 14,vers. 3}
Psalms 119:109 d that is, I am in continual danger of my life.
Psalms 119:111 e I estemed no wordlie things but made thy worde mine inheritance.
Psalms 119:113 a Whosoeuer wil imbrace Gods worde aright, must abhorre all fantasies & imaginacions bothe of him self & of others.
Psalms 119:115 b And hinder me not to kepe the Law of the Lord.
Psalms 119:117 c He desireth Gods continual assistance lest he shulde faint in this race, which he had begon.
Psalms 119:118 d The craftie practises of them that contemne thy Law, shal be broght to noght.
Psalms 119:119 e Which infected thy people, as drosse doeth the metal.
Psalms 119:120 f Thy judgements do not onely teache me obedience, but cause me to feare, considering mine owne weakenes, which feare causeth repentance.
Psalms 119:122 a Put thy self betwene mine enemies & me, as if thou were my pledge.
Psalms 119:123 ! Also he sheweth wherein the true seruice of God standeth: that is, when we serue him according to his worde, & not after our one fantasies.
Psalms 119:124 b He boasteth not that he is Gods seruant, but herby putteth God in minde, that as he made him his by grace, so he wolde contineu his fauour toward him.
Psalms 119:126 c The Prophet sheweth that when the wicked haue broght all things to confusion, and Gods worde to vtter contempt, then is it Gods time to helpe & send remedie.
Psalms 119:128 d That is, whatsoeuer dissenteth from the puritie of thy worde.
Psalms 119:129 a Conteining high & secret mysteries, so that I am moued with admiracion & reuerence.
Psalms 119:130 b The simple idiotes, that submit them selues to God, haue their eyes opened, and their mindes illuminated so sone as they begin to read Gods worde.
Psalms 119:131 c My zeale toward thy worde was so great.
Psalms 119:136 d He sheweth what oght to be the zeale of Gods children, when they se his worde contemned.
Psalms 119:138 a We can not confesse God to be righteous except we liue vprightly and truly, as he hathe commanded.
Psalms 119:140 b Golde hathe nede to be fined, but thy worde is perfection it self.
Psalms 119:141 c This is the true trial, to praise God in aduersitie.
Psalms 119:142 d His faith is grounded vpon Gods worde, that he wolde euer be at hand when his children be oppressed.
Psalms 119:144 d So that the life of man without the knowledge of God is death.
Psalms 119:145 a He sheweth that all his affections & whole heart were bent to God ward for to haue help in his dangers.
Psalms 119:148 b He was more earnest in the studie of Gods worde, then they that kept the watche, were in their charge.
Psalms 119:149 / Or, custome.
Psalms 119:150 c He sheweth the nature of the wicked to be to persecute against their conscience.
Psalms 119:154 a For without Gods promes there is no hope of deliuerance.
Psalms 119:156 b According to thy promes made in the Law, which because the wicked lacke, they can haue no hope of saluacion.
Psalms 119:158 c My zeale consumed me, when I sawe their malice & contempt of thy glorie.
Psalms 119:159 d It is a sure sign of our adoption, when we loue the Law of God.
Psalms 119:160 e Since you first promised, euen to the end all thy sayings are true.
Psalms 119:161 a The threatenings & persecutions of princes colde not cause me to shrinke to confesse thee, whome I more fear then men.
Psalms 119:164 b That is, often & sondrie times.
Psalms 119:165 c For their conscience assureth them, that thei please thee, whereas they, that loue not thee, haue the contrarie.
Psalms 119:166 d He sheweth that we must first haue faith, before we can worke & please God.
Psalms 119:168 e I had no respect of men, but set thee alwaies before mine eies, as the judge of my doings.
Psalms 119:169 a As thou hast promised to be the scholemaster vnto all them, that depend vpon thee.
Psalms 119:171 b The worde signifieth to powre forthe continually.
Psalms 119:171 c All his praier, & desire is to profit in the worde of God.
Psalms 119:175 d That is, thy prouident care ouer me, and wherewith you wilt judge mine enemies.
Psalms 119:176 e Being chased to and fro by mine enemies, and nauing no place to rest in.
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