Psalm 119:24

24 Ich habe Lust zu deinen Zeugnissen; die sind meine Ratsleute.

Psalm 119:24 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 119:24

Thy testimonies also [are] my delight
Or "delights" F24; exceeding delightful to me. The whole of Scripture is so to a good man; he delights in the law of God, after the inward man; the Gospel is a joyful sound to him; the doctrines of peace, pardon, righteousness, and salvation by Christ, are very pleasant; the promises of it give more joy than the finding of a great spoil; and the precepts and ordinances of it are not grievous, but ways of pleasantness and peace;

[and] my counsellors;
or, "the men of my counsel" F25; though David took counsel with men about affairs of state; yet concerning spiritual ones, or what related to his soul, and the concerns of that, not they, but the Scriptures, were the men of his counsel. The Gospel is the whole counsel of God relating to salvation; in it Christ, the wonderful Counsellor, gives advice to saints and sinners: the whole word of God may be profitably consulted on every occasion, and in every circumstance in which a child of God may be; all Scripture, being divinely inspired, is profitable for doctrine, for correction, and instruction in righteousness, ( 2 Timothy 3:16 ) .


FOOTNOTES:

F24 (yevev) "deliciae meae", Montanus, Tigurine version, Gejerus, Michaelis; "delectationes meae", Pagninus; "oblectationes meae", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator.
F25 (ytue yvna) "viri consilii mei", Pagninus, Montanus, Gejerus.

Psalm 119:24 In-Context

22 Wende von mir Schmach und Verachtung; denn ich halte deine Zeugnisse.
23 Es sitzen auch die Fürsten und reden wider mich; aber dein Knecht redet von deinen Rechten.
24 Ich habe Lust zu deinen Zeugnissen; die sind meine Ratsleute.
25 Meine Seele liegt im Staube; erquicke mich nach deinem Wort.
26 Ich erzähle meine Wege, und du erhörst mich; lehre mich deine Rechte.
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