MEM. O how love I thy law!
&c.] The whole word of God, the preceptive part of it; the
commands of the moral law, which are holy, just, and good, and to
be loved: but they are not loved by carnal men, whose minds are
enmity to them, and therefore are not and cannot be subject to
them, but despise and reject them; but to a good man, on whose
heart they are written, they are delightful, and loved to
admiration: though this is wholly owing to the grace of God; and
marvellous it is that men so sadly depraved by sin should love
the holy law of God; yet so it is, and David could appeal to God
for the truth of it. So the ordinances of the Gospel, the
commands of Jesus Christ, are not grievous to saints, but loved,
valued, and esteemed by them; likewise the doctrinal part of the
word, the truths of the Gospel, which may be more especially
meant by the "thorah", or doctrine, here; which those who have
had an experience of greatly love and justly value, because of
the intrinsic worth of them, being comparable to gold, silver,
and precious stones; and for the profit and benefit of them to
their souls, they being wholesome words, soul nourishing
doctrines, and so more to them than their necessary food; and for
the pleasure they have in them, these being sweeter to them than
the honey or honeycomb: particularly the exceeding great and
precious promises of the word, which are more to be rejoiced at
than a great spoil; and even the whole Gospel part of the word,
that containing the doctrines of peace, pardon, righteousness,
salvation, and eternal life through Christ; yea, the whole
Scripture, which is both profitable and pleasant to read in, and
hear explained;
it [is] my meditation all the day;
not only in the night, when at leisure, and free from the
incumbrance of business; but in the day, and while engaged in the
affairs of life, yea, all the day long; see ( Psalms 1:2 ) . Or, "it
[is] my discourse" F3; what he talked of, as well as what
he thought on. Good men cannot forbear speaking of this or the
other passage of Scripture, which has been of use unto them: and
this is a proof of affection for the word; for what men love,
persons or things, they often think of, and frequently talk of;
see ( Deuteronomy
6:6 Deuteronomy
6:7 ) .