- Bible
- Psalms
- Chapter 119
- Verse 56
My Notes
Commentary
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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771
Gill's Exposition
I entreated thy favour with my whole heart,.... Or, "thy face" (m); to see it; or thy presence, to enjoy it; to have communion with God, and the light of his countenance; than which nothing is more…
Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Barnes' Notes
This I had, because I kept thy precepts - literally, “This was to me;” that is, This has happened to me; this has occurred. This joyful remembrance of thy law in the night of affliction Psa 119:50;…
Here is, 1. The converse David had with the word of God; he kept it in mind, and upon every occasion he called it to mind. God's name is the discovery he has made of himself to us in and by his word.…