Psalm 119:105

Verse 105. -- A lamp unto my feet, etc. All depends on our way of using the lamp. A man tells that when a boy he was proud to carry the lantern for his Sabbath school teacher. The way to their school led through unlit, muddy streets. The boy held the lantern far too high, and both sank in the deep mud. "Ah! you must hold the lamp lower," the teacher exclaimed, as they gained a firm footing on the farther side of the slough. The teacher then beautifully explained our text, and the man declares that he never forgot the lesson of that night. You may easily hold the lamp too high; but you can hardly hold it too low. -- James Wells, in "Bible Images," 1882.

Verse 105. -- Light.

Lead, kindly light, amid the encircling gloom Lead thou me on. The night is dark, and I am far from home, Lead thou me on. Keep thou my feet; I do not ask to see The distant scene; one step enough for me. --John Henry Newman (1801).

Verse 105-106. -- A light unto my path. I have sworn, and I will perform it, etc. I have looked upon thy word as a lamp to my own feet, as a thing nearly concerning myself, and then I have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will keep thy righteous judgments. It is a mighty means to stir up a man's spirit, and quicken him to obedience, to look upon the word as written to himself, as a lamp and a light for him. When you come to hear out of God's Word, and God directs the minister so that you apprehend the truth as spoken to you, it will stir and awaken you, and you will say, "Oh me thought this day every word the minister spoke was directed to me; I must take heed thereto." And so every word in the Scripture that concerns thee God writes to thee; and if thou wilt take it so, it will be a mighty means to stir thee up to obedience. --Jeremiah Burroughs, 1599-1646.

HINTS FOR PASTORS AND LAYPERSONS

Outlines Upon Keywords of the Psalm, By Pastor C. A. Davis.

Verses 105-112. -- The word a lamp. For guidance ( Psalms 119:105-106 ). For life in affliction ( Psalms 119:107 ). For preservation in peril of enemies ( Psalms 119:109-110 ). For joy of heart (Ps 119:111-112).

HINTS FOR PASTORS AND LAYPERSONS

Verse 105-108. --

Verse 105. -- The practical, personal, everyday use of the word of God.

Verse 105. -- Lamp light.