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I will observe your statutes. Don`t utterly forsake me. BEIT
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Resolve and Dependence
Commentators unanimously highlight the link between the psalmist's declaration, "I will keep thy statutes," and his immediate prayer, "O forsake me not." This shows that Christian commitment is not rooted in self-reliance but in a deep awareness of our weakness and total dependence on God's sustaining grace to live obediently. Our "I will" must always be followed by a prayer for His help.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
I will keep thy statutes—Your commands; your laws. This expresses the firm purpose of the psalmist. He meant to keep the law of God…
19th Century
Baptist
I will keep thy statutes: O forsake me not utterly.
Strong resolution, but a deep consciousness of weakness and unworthiness. "I wi…
16th Century
Protestant
I will observe your statutes. In these words he declares it to be his intention to observe the law of God, but, conscious of his own weakn…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
I will keep your statutes This is a resolution taken up in the strength of divine grace, to answer the end of learni…
This psalm may be considered as the statement of a believer's experience. To the extent that our views, desires, and affections agree with what is …