مزامير 119:17

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17 [ج] به بندهٔ خود احسان بنما تا زنده شوم و کلام تو را حفظ نمایم.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Deal: Gemol, "reward" thy servant. Let him have the return of his faith and prayers. From this word is derived the name of ג, gimmel, the third letter of the alphabet, which is prefixed to every verse in this part: this is a stroke of the Psalmist's art and ingenuity. Psalms 119:65, Psalms 119:124, Psalms 119:132, Psalms 13:6, Psalms 116:7, John 1:16, 2 Corinthians 9:7-11, Philippians 4:19

I may live: Romans 8:2-4, Ephesians 2:4, Ephesians 2:5, Ephesians 2:10, Titus 2:11, Titus 2:12, 1 John 2:29, 1 John 5:3, 1 John 5:4

Reciprocal: 1 Kings 3:6 - mercy Psalms 119:55 - kept Psalms 142:7 - thou shalt

Gill's Notes on the Bible

g, GIMEL.--The Third Part.

Ver. 17. GIMEL. Deal bountifully with thy servant,.... Which character is mentioned, not by way of plea or argument for favour, but as expressive of modesty, sense of duty, and obligation to it. He pleads not his services by way of merit; but prays that God would deal bountifully with him, in a way of grace and mercy: or "render good" unto him, as the Targum; bestow it on him as a free gift. The Lord deals bountifully with men, when he gives himself unto them as their portion and inheritance; his Son, and all things along with him; his Spirit, and the graces of it; and every daily needful supply of grace;

[that] I may live, and keep thy word; life natural is the bounty of God; he grants life and favour, he grants life as a favour, and all the mercies and blessings of it; and through the gracious dealings of God with his people, they live spiritually and live comfortably; in his favour is life; the life of faith is encouraged and invigorated in them by it; and eternal life is the free gift and bounty of God through Christ, by whom they have both a right unto it and meetness for it: and the desire of good men to live in this world is not to indulge themselves in carnal lusts and pleasures; not to live to themselves, nor to the lusts of the flesh, nor to the will of men; but to live soberly, righteously, and godly; to live by faith in Christ, and in hope of eternal life through him; and while they live to keep the word of God, and not forget it, as Aben Ezra interprets it, to lay it up for their own use, and preserve it for others, and observe its instructions, cautions, and directions.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Deal bountifully ... - This commences the next portion of the psalm, indicated by the letter Gimel (ג g), the third letter of the Hebrew alphabet, answering to our letter “g.” Each verse of this portion Psalms 119:17-24 begins with this letter. There is a resemblance between the first word of this verse - גמל g^emol - and the letter - “Gimel” - which commences the eight verses of this portion of the psalm. The noun (derived from the verb) - גמל gâmâl - means a camel, and the letter gimel has been supposed to have derived its name from its having originally a resemblance to the camel’s neck. In some of the Phenician inscriptions, and in the Ethiopic alphabet, it has this form (Gesenius, “Lex”). The verb used here means to do, or show, or cause good or evil to anyone; and then to reward, or to recompense, either good or evil. Here it seems to be used in a general sense of doing good, or showing favor, as in Psalms 13:6; Psalms 116:7; Psalms 142:7. Compare Proverbs 11:17. It does not necessarily imply that the author of the psalm had any claim, or demanded this on the ground of merit. He begged the favor, the friendship, the interposition of God in his behalf.

That I may live - The continuance of life was dependent on the favor of God.

And keep thy word - For grace to do this he was equally dependent on God; and he asked that life might be continued, in order that he might honor the word of God by obeying it.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

LETTER ג GIMEL. - Third Division

Verse Psalms 119:17. Deal bountifully — גמל gemol, reward thy servant. Let him have the return of his faith and prayers, that the Divine life may be preserved in his soul! Then he will keep thy word. From גמל gamal, to reward, &c., comes the name of ג gimel, the third letter in the Hebrew alphabet, which is prefixed to every verse in this part, and commences it with its own name. This is a stroke of the psalmist's art and ingenuity.