Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Whole Bible
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Psalms
Book: Psalms
Chapter: 119
Overview:
The psalmist prays to
God to deliver him from false and
malicious
Tongues.
(1-4) He complains of wicked neighbours.
(5-7)
1-4 The psalmist was brought into great distress
By a deceitful
tongue. May every good
Man be delivered from lying lips. They
forged false charges against him. In this distress, he sought
God By fervent
Prayer.
God can
Bridle their
Tongues. He obtained
a gracious answer to this
Prayer. Surely sinners durst not act
as they do, if they knew, and would be persuaded to think, what
will be in the
End thereof. The terrors of the
Lord are his
Arrows; and his wrath is compared to burning coals of
Juniper,
which have a fierce heat, and keep
Fire very long. This is the
portion of the false tongue; for all that
Love and make a
Lie,
shall have their portion in the lake that burns eternally.
5-7 It is very grievous to a good
Man, to be cast into, and
kept in the company of the wicked, from whom he hopes to be for
ever separated. See here the character of a good
Man; he is for
living peaceably with all men. And let us follow
David as he
prefigured
Christ; in our distress let us cry unto the
Lord, and
he will hear us. Let us follow after peace and
Holiness,
striving to overcome evil with good.