Thy hands have made and fashioned me; give me understanding that I may learn thy commandments.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Your hands have made me – This commences a new division of the psalm, in which each verse begins with the Hebrew letter Jod (י<…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

JOD.

Fashioned. —Literally, fixed, established.

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

Thy hands have made me and fashioned me: give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments.

This is a very instructive praye…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Your hands have made and fashioned me. The prophet's declaration that he had been created by the hand of God greatly contributed to inspir…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

(y) , JOD.--The Tenth Part .

Psalms 119:73

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

God made us to serve him and enjoy him; but by sin, we have made ourselves unfit to serve him and to enjoy him. We ought, therefore, continually to…

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