the Week of Proper 19 / Ordinary 24
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Psalms 119:136
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My eyes shed streams of water,Because they do not keep Your law.
My eyes shed streams of water, Because they do not keep Your law.
Ryuers of waters gushe out of myne eyes: because men kepe not thy lawe.
Mine eyes run down with streams of water, because they keep not thy law.
Rivers of water run down from my eyes, Because men do not keep Your law.
Channels of waters have gone down my eyes, for they do not keep Your Law.
I have cried a river of tears because people don't obey your teachings.
Streams of tears run down my eyes, Because they don't observe your law.
Riuers of waters runne downe mine eyes: because they keepe not thy Law.
Rivers of waters run down mine eyes, because they keep not thy law.
Myne eyes gusshe out with water, because men kepe not thy lawe.
My eyes weep streams of water Because people do not keep Your law.
Streams of water run down mine eyes, Because they observe not thy law.
Rivers of water are flowing from my eyes, because men do not keep your law.
Streams of water run down my eyes, Because they do not observe your law.
Rivers of waters run down my eyes, because they keep not thy law.
Tears stream down from my eyes, because people do not keep your law.
When anyone disobeys you, my eyes overflow with tears.
Rivers of tears flow down from my eyes, because they don't observe your Torah.
Mine eyes gush out with riuers of water, because they keepe not thy Lawe.
Rivers of waters run down mine eyes, because they keep not thy law.
Streams of tears run down my eyes, Because they don't observe your law.
Rivers of tears gush from my eyes because people disobey your instructions.
Tears flow from my eyes because of those who do not keep Your Law.
Mine eyes have been bathed in streams of water, because I kept not thy law.
Mine eyes run down with rivers of water, because they observe not thy law.
My eyes shed streams of tears because Your law is not obeyed.
My eyes shed streams of tears because your law is not kept.
Streams of water, have run down mine eyes, because men have not kept thy law.
(118-136) My eyes have sent forth springs of water: because they have not kept thy law.
Streams of water flow down from my eyes, because people do not heed your law.
My eyes shed streams of tears, because people do not keep your law.
My eyes shed streams of water, Because they do not keep Your Law.
Tears stream from my eyes, because people do not obey your teachings.
My tears pour down like a river, because people do not obey your law.
My eyes pour out streams of tears because people do not follow Your instruction.
Myn iyen ledden forth the outgoynges of watris; for thei kepten not thi lawe.
My eyes shed streams of tears, because men do not keep thy law.
Rivulets of waters have come down mine eyes, Because they have not kept Thy law!
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Psalms 119:53, Psalms 119:158, 1 Samuel 15:11, Jeremiah 9:1, Jeremiah 9:18, Jeremiah 13:17, Jeremiah 14:17, Ezekiel 9:4, Luke 19:41, Romans 9:2, Romans 9:3
Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 7:6 - drew water 1 Samuel 15:35 - Samuel mourned 2 Kings 8:11 - wept 2 Kings 22:19 - wept Ezra 9:4 - trembled Ezra 10:1 - weeping Psalms 139:21 - and am not Jeremiah 4:19 - My bowels Lamentations 1:16 - I weep Lamentations 2:18 - let tears Lamentations 3:48 - General Matthew 18:31 - they Luke 6:21 - ye that weep John 11:35 - General Acts 17:16 - his spirit Acts 20:19 - many 1 Corinthians 5:2 - mourned 1 Corinthians 13:6 - Rejoiceth not 2 Corinthians 2:4 - out 2 Corinthians 12:21 - that I Philippians 3:18 - even James 4:9 - afflicted 2 Peter 2:8 - in seeing
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Rivers of waters run down mine eyes,.... That is, "out of" them; as the Syriac version: or, "mine eyes let down rivers of waters" t; see Lamentations 3:48; that is, an abundance of tears, which flowed like a river; an hyperbolical expression, setting forth the excessiveness of grief. The reason follows,
because they keep not thy law; the persons are not mentioned, but must be understood of wicked men; whose open and impudent transgression of the law in innumerable instances, and in the most flagrant manner, gave the psalmist great distress, as it does all good men; because the law of God is despised, his authority is trampled on, his name is dishonoured, and he has not the glory which is due unto him. The gloss of Arama is,
"because Adam and Eve kept not thy law;''
which transgression brought ruin on all mankind. The Septuagint and Arabic versions very wrongly read, "because I have not kept thy law": as if his grief was on account of his own sins: and so Kimchi indeed interprets it; and both he and Ben Melech by "they" understand his eyes, from whence his tears flowed in such abundance; because they were the caterers for sin, and the cause and occasion of the transgressions of the law of God by him: and this sense is made mention of by Aben Ezra.
t ירדו עיני "oculi mei deduxerunt", V. L. "rivos aquarum demittunt oculi mei", Gejerus.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Rivers of waters run down mine eyes - My heart is sad, and my eyes pour forth floods of tears. It is not a gentle weeping, but my eyes are like a fountain which pours out full-flowing streams. See Jeremiah 9:1. “Oh that my head were waters, and mine eyes a fountain of tears,” etc. Compare Jeremiah 14:17; Lamentations 1:16; Lamentations 2:18.
Because they keep not thy law - On account of the sins, the follies, the stupidity, and the transgressions of people. So the Saviour wept over Jerusalem Luke 19:41; and so the apostle said that he had “great heaviness and continual sorrow” in his heart, on account of his “brethren,” his “kinsmen according to the flesh.” Romans 9:2-3. Such a feeling is right. There is nothing for which we should be excited to deeper emotion in respect to our fellow-men than for the fact that they are violators of the law of God, and exposed to its fearful penalty. There is nothing which more certainly indicates true piety in the soul than such deep compassion for people as sinners, or because they are sinners. There is nothing which is more certainly connected with a work of grace in a community, or revival of true religion, than when such a feeling pervades a church. Then Christians will pray; then they will labor to save sinners; then they will feel their dependence on God; and then the Spirit of God will descend and bless the efforts put forth for the salvation of people. It may be added, nothing is more remarkable than that pious people ordinarily feel so little on account of the danger of their friends and fellow-sinners - that the occasions are so rare on which they imitate the example of the psalmist and of the Saviour in weeping over the condition of a perishing world!
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Psalms 119:136. Rivers of waters run down mine eyes — How much had this blessed man the honour of God and the salvation of souls at heart! O for more of that spirit which mourns for the transgressions of the land! But we are not properly convinced of the exceeding sinfulness of sin.
ANALYSIS OF LETTER PE. - Seventeenth Division
In this division the psalmist -
I. Praises God's word.
II. Shows his affection to it.
III. Prays for grace to keep it.
IV. Mourns for those who do not.
1. The eulogy he gives to God's word here is from a new quality not mentioned before. "Thy testimonies are wonderful;" wondrous mysteries are contained in the Divine oracles.
1. The ceremonial law is wonderful, because the mystery of our redemption by the blood of Christ is pointed out in it.
2. The prophecies are wonderful, as predicting things, humanly speaking, so uncertain, and at such great distance of time, with so much accuracy.
3. The decalogue is wonderful, as containing in a very few words all the principles of justice and charity.
4. Were we to go to the New Testament, here wonders rise on wonders! All is astonishing; but the psalmist could not have had this in view.
The second eulogy is, that God's law is the dispenser of light.
1. The entrance of it, the first chapter of Genesis; what light does that pour on the mind of man! What knowledge of the most important things, which we should never have known without it!
2. It gives light to the simple - to those who are not double; who have but one end in view, and one aim to that end.
3. Of those simple ones or babes our Lord speaks, Matthew 11:25, and St. Paul, 1 Corinthians 1:25-26, c.
II. The psalmist shows that he was one of those simple ones.
1. "He opened his mouth" by prayer, and sought the spirit of light and piety.
2. He panted after it as men do that want breath, and are longing to get fresh air.
3. And this he did because "he longed for God's commandments" had a vehement desire to know and keep them.
III. He now betakes himself to prayer, and acquaints us with the petitions he had offered.
1. He said, "Look upon me." Consider thy poor, dependent, helpless creature.
2. "Have mercy upon me." Look, not with the indignation which I deserve, but with the mercy which thou knowest I need.
3. "As thou usest to do." Act by me as thou dost by them that love thee.
4. "Order my steps." Give me grace to be obedient. Many look for mercy to pardon their sin, but do not look for grace to enable them to be obedient.
5. "Let not any iniquity have dominion over me." Let me be saved from all my spiritual captivity.
6. "Deliver me from the oppression of men." Let neither wicked men nor wicked spirits rule over me.
7. "Make thy face to shine upon me!" Let me have thy light, thy peace, and thy approbation.
8. "And teach me thy statutes." Keep me at thy feet, under continual instruction.
IV. He concludes by telling how he grieved for the wickedness of others and the dishonour of God. If we grieve not for others, their sin may become ours. See Ezekiel 9:8; 1 Corinthians 5:2.
