t, TAU.--The Twenty-second and last Part.TAU. Let my cry come near before thee, O Lord,.... Not "my praise", as the Syriac version; but "my prayer", put up in great distress, and with great vehemence and importunity; see Ps 119:145; and when it is desired it might "come near before" the Lord, it does not so much suppose distance of place between the petitioner and the petitioned as earth is from heaven, as Aben Ezra observes, as distance of state and condition; the petitioner being a creature, and a sinful creature, and whose sins had separated between God and him: and now the only way of access is by Christ; prayer can only pass to God through him, who is the only Mediator between God and man; by whom persons and services are brought near unto, him with acceptance.
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Psalms 119:169
Psalms 119:169
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Psalms 119 — OverviewPsalms 119 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleThis is a psalm by itself, like none of the rest; it excels them all,
and shines brightest in this constellation. It is much longer than any
of them more than twice as long as any of them. It is not making long…Psalms 119 — OverviewPsalms 119 · Treasury of Scripture KnowledgePsalms 119:1, This psalm contains sundry prayers, praises, and professions of obedience.Psalms 119 — OverviewPsalms 119 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleThis psalm is generally thought to be written by David, but when is uncertain; very probably towards the decline of life; and, as some think, for the sake or his son Solomon. It seems to be a collection of observations…Psalms 119:169-170Psalms 119:169-170 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleHere we have, I. A general petition for audience repeated: Let my cry
come near before thee; and again, Let my supplication come before thee.
He calls his prayer his cry, which denotes the fervency and vehemence…Psalms 119:169Psalms 119:169 · Treasury of Scripture KnowledgeLet my cry: Psalms 119:145, Psalms 18:6; 2 Chronicles 30:27
give me: Psalms 119:144; 1 Chronicles 22:12; 2 Chronicles 1:10; Proverbs 2:3-5; Daniel 2:21; James 1:5