Psalm 119:156

156 Great is thy mercy, O LORD; give me life according to thy justice.

Psalm 119:156 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 119:156

Great [are] thy tender mercies, O Lord
Not his providential mercies only, which are many and undeserved, and constantly repeated; but his special mercies in Christ, which flow from the tenderness of his heart; and his merciful lovingkindness to his people, and which are great or many ^F6, as to quantity; there being a multitude of them, not to be reckoned up: and for quality they are wonderful beyond expression and conception; proceed from unmerited love, rich, free, sovereign grace, and last for ever;

quicken me according to that judgments; (See Gill on Psalms 119:149).

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FOOTNOTES:

F6 (Mybr) "multae", Pagninus, Montanus, Musculus, Michaelis.

Psalm 119:156 In-Context

154 Plead my cause and redeem me; give me life according to thy promise!

155 Salvation is far from the wicked, for they do not seek thy statutes.

156 Great is thy mercy, O LORD; give me life according to thy justice.

157 Many are my persecutors and my adversaries, but I do not swerve from thy testimonies.

158 I look at the faithless with disgust, because they do not keep thy commands.