Psalm 119:174 I have longed for your salvation, O LORD; and your law is my delight. I. THE STATE OF MIND OF WHICH HE WAS THE SUBJECT. This phraseology implies, that of all other benefits, none are of such great value as the salvation of the soul; also that we cannot save ourselves, neither is salvation to be hoped for from the hills or the mountains, or from the creature in any form which it can wear. It is "the grace of God" alone that "brings salvation." Then in what does this salvation consist? It consists in emancipation from the curse of the law, deliverance from the anger of God. It is a salvation with the possession of the blessings of forgiveness, of renewal, of progressive sanctification, of preparation for the joys in the immediate presence of God and of the Lamb. II. THE GRAND TEST BY WHICH WE MAY JUDGE OF THE INTEGRITY OF THIS ARDENT DESIRE WHICH IS HERE EXPRESSED, "Thy law is my delight." The law of God presents us with the first and most beautiful exhibition of God's moral character and His attributes. The law of God, by its types and shadows, directs us to the grand remedial means — the great propitiation which was to take away the sin of the world. The law of God, considering it as embracing the whole lively oracles, points us to the Saviour, Christ the Lord. The law of the Lord says, that those who come to Him He will in no wise cast out. There is everything, therefore, in the Word of God, and in the Gospel of our salvation, to awaken our reverence, our admiration, and our most affectionate desire. (J. Clayton, M. A.) Parallel Verses KJV: I have longed for thy salvation, O LORD; and thy law is my delight.WEB: I have longed for your salvation, Yahweh. Your law is my delight. |
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