Tehillim 119:17

17 Deal bountifully with Thy eved, that I may live, and be shomer over Thy Davar.

Tehillim 119:17 Meaning and Commentary

(g) , GIMEL.--The Third Part.

Psalms 119:17

GIMEL. Deal bountifully with thy servant
Which character is mentioned, not by way of plea or argument for favour, but as expressive of modesty, sense of duty, and obligation to it. He pleads not his services by way of merit; but prays that God would deal bountifully with him, in a way of grace and mercy: or "render good" unto him, as the Targum; bestow it on him as a free gift. The Lord deals bountifully with men, when he gives himself unto them as their portion and inheritance; his Son, and all things along with him; his Spirit, and the graces of it; and every daily needful supply of grace;

[that] I may live, and keep thy word;
life natural is the bounty of God; he grants life and favour, he grants life as a favour, and all the mercies and blessings of it; and through the gracious dealings of God with his people, they live spiritually and live comfortably; in his favour is life; the life of faith is encouraged and invigorated in them by it; and eternal life is the free gift and bounty of God through Christ, by whom they have both a right unto it and meetness for it: and the desire of good men to live in this world is not to indulge themselves in carnal lusts and pleasures; not to live to themselves, nor to the lusts of the flesh, nor to the will of men; but to live soberly, righteously, and godly; to live by faith in Christ, and in hope of eternal life through him; and while they live to keep the word of God, and not forget it, as Aben Ezra interprets it, to lay it up for their own use, and preserve it for others, and observe its instructions, cautions, and directions.

Tehillim 119:17 In-Context

15 I will meditate in Thy pikkudim, and consider Thy orkhot (paths).

16 I will delight myself in Thy chukkot; I will not forget Thy Davar. GIMEL

17 Deal bountifully with Thy eved, that I may live, and be shomer over Thy Davar.

18 Open Thou mine eyes, that I may behold nifla’ot out of Thy torah.

19 I am a ger on ha’aretz; hide not Thy mitzvot from me.