Psaume 119:24

24 Aussi tes témoignages sont mes plaisirs et les gens de mon conseil.

Psaume 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 ) .

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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.

Psaume 119:24 In-Context

22 Ote de dessus moi l'opprobre et le mépris, car je garde tes témoignages.

23 Les puissants mêmes se sont assis et ont parlé contre moi; mais ton serviteur médite tes statuts.

24 Aussi tes témoignages sont mes plaisirs et les gens de mon conseil.

25 Mon âme est attachée à la poussière; fais-moi revivre selon ta parole!

26 Je t'ai raconté mes voies, et tu m'as répondu; enseigne-moi tes statuts.