psalm-19:7

Sermon Bible Commentary - Psalms 19:7-9

Psalms 19:7-9 There are here six different names by which the law of Jehovah is called, and six different statements regarding it, corresponding to these different names. I. "The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul." Its very perfection fits it for being the instrument of the Spirit in effecting that result. II. "The testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple." The simple are the credulous ones who listen to any tale, the careless ones who will take no warning. The enmity... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Psalms 19:7-9

DISCOURSE: 520EXCELLENCY OF GOD’S WORDPsalms 19:7-9. The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul; the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple: the statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart; the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes; the fear of the Lord is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether.GOD has not left himself without witness even amongst the most unenlightened heathens. His works testify of... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Psalms 19:1-14

Psalms 19:1-14 Chapter 19 is one of the beautiful favorite psalms where David does speak about how God does reveal Himself to man in nature.The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament showeth his handiwork. Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night showeth knowledge. There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard ( Psalms 19:1-3 ).God is speaking to you every day, every night, through the world, the universe that He has created. The heavens are declaring... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 19:1-14

Psalms 19:4 . Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. The LXX, φθογγος , phthoggos. Vulgate, sonus, their sound; the music of their voice. The elegant Tertullian, in his apology for the christian religion, applies the same idea to the spread of the gospel. After stating to the emperor that their cities, their camps and castles, were full of christians, he asks, “In whom have all the nations of the earth believed, except in Christ? Not... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 19:7

Psalms 19:7The law of the Lord is perfect. The best bookI would not have you forget the true and proper mission of the Bible,--to reveal saving truth. But it is well to remember that, even as a classic, no book equals the Word of God. The Bible has exercised a remarkable influence in the department of literature. “The English tongue would lose its grandest monument if the works which the Bible has inspired were blotted from it.” Religious books, of course, get everything from the Bible; but... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Psalms 19:7

Psa 19:7 The law of the LORD [is] perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD [is] sure, making wise the simple. Ver. 7. The law of the Lord is perfect ] Or, doctrine; the whole word of God, commonly distinguished into law and gospel, is perfect, immaculate, sincere, entire, complete. If Cicero dared to say, that the law of the twelve tables in Rome did exceed all the libraries of philosophers, both in weight of authority and fruitfulness of matter, how much rather is this true of... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Psalms 19:7

law: or, doctrine, Psalms 78:1-Judges :, Psalms 119:72, Psalms 119:96- :, Psalms 119:105, Psalms 119:127, Psalms 119:128, Psalms 147:19, Psalms 147:20, Deuteronomy 6:6-1 Samuel :, Deuteronomy 17:18-Proverbs :, Joshua 1:8, Job 23:12, Romans 3:2, Romans 15:4 perfect: Psalms 18:30, Psalms 111:7, Deuteronomy 32:4, Romans 12:2, James 1:17 converting: or, restoring, Psalms 23:3, Psalms 119:9, James 1:21-Lamentations : testimony: Psalms 93:5, Psalms 119:14, Psalms 119:24, Psalms 119:111, Psalms... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Psalms 19:7

The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple.The law — The doctrine delivered to his church, whether by Moses, or by other prophets. Having discoursed hitherto of the glory of God shining forth in, the visible heavens, he now proceeds to another demonstration of God's glory, which he compares with and prefers before the former.Perfect — Completely discovering both the nature and will of God, and the whole duty of man, what he is... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 19:7

7. The law… testimony Here begins the second strophe. The transition from material nature to the written law is abrupt, and scarcely to be accounted for by poetic license. “Law,” here, ( torah,) is specifically the law of Moses, the whole body of written law, as Psalms 78:5; Isaiah 51:7. “Testimony” is used as a synonyme of law, and is so called because it is God’s witness of himself, of what is fit and right for man, of his hatred of sin and his eternal purpose to punish it unless... read more