Thou art my hiding place and my shield: I hope in thy word.
What does Psalms 119:114 mean?
Here is a dread of the risings of sin, and the first beginnings of it. The more we love the law of God, the more watchful we shall be, lest vain thoughts draw us from what we love.
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Commentary on Psalms 119:114
And my shield - See Psalm 5:12 , note; Psalm 84:11 , note. I hope in thy word - See Psalm 119:74 , Psalm 119:81 .
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Psalms 119 belongs to the middle movement of the book, especially the section often described as Book IV. Psalms is the Bible’s great book of sung prayer, teaching the full range of faithful speech from anguish and repentance to jubilation and doxology. Read this chapter with the wider themes of prayer, praise, and lament in view so the individual verses keep their proper weight.
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