Psalms 119:165

165 Great peace have those who love thy law; nothing can make them stumble.

Psalms 119:165 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 119:165

Great peace have they which love thy law
The Targum adds,

``in this world.''

Great prosperity, especially prosperity of soul, inward peace, peace of conscience, peace in Christ, and from him, flowing from his blood, righteousness, and sacrifice, and a view of interest therein; which is usually enjoyed in a way of believing, and frequently had in the ways, worship, and ordinances of God. Such as love the law of God, his word, precepts, and doctrines, have a large share of it; a peace so great, that it passes the understanding of unregenerate men, and cannot be fully expressed by the saints themselves; there is none to the wicked, it is peculiar to them that love the Lord, and what belong to him: the Arabic and Ethiopic versions render it, "which love thy name";

and nothing shall offend them;
the Targum is,

``in the world to come.''

Nothing shall disturb their minds, and break their peace; nothing from without, though sin, temptations, and desertions do; not outward afflictions, the reproaches and persecutions of wicked men, nor the reproof of good men; nor what God does to them in a providential way: though in the world they have tribulation, in Christ they have peace, which the world can neither give nor take away. "There is no stumbling block unto them" ^F12, as it may be rendered; nothing that shall cause them to be offended and depart out of the good ways of God, which is the case of carnal formal professors, ( Matthew 13:21 ) ; such stumble not at the word, as others do, at any of the doctrines of it; and the true light shining in them, and the word without being a light unto them, there is no occasion of stumbling in them; they see their way, and what lies in it, and so avoid that at which they might stumble, ( 1 John 2:10 ) . Moreover, such do not easily either give or take offence; they are possessed of that charity or love, which is not suspicious or easily provoked; and they endeavour to give no offence to any, but live without it, in the midst of a perverse generation, ( 1 Corinthians 13:5 1 Corinthians 13:7 ) ( 10:30 ) ( Philippians 2:15 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F12 (lwvkm wml Nya) "non est ipsis offendiculum", Cocceius, Gejerus, Michaelis.

Psalms 119:165 In-Context

163 I hate and abhor falsehood, but I love thy law.

164 Seven times a day I praise thee for thy righteous ordinances.

165 Great peace have those who love thy law; nothing can make them stumble.

166 I hope for thy salvation, O LORD, and I do thy commandments.

167 My soul keeps thy testimonies; I love them exceedingly.