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Unless your law had been my delight, I would have perished in my affliction.
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Scripture as a Lifeline
Commentators unanimously affirm that God's Word is not merely a comfort but a vital lifeline in times of deep suffering. The psalmist testifies from experience that without the support and consolation found in Scripture, he would have been overwhelmed and 'perished' under his affliction. Scholars describe it as the only true remedy when all other hope is gone.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Unless your law had been my delights - See Psalms 119:16, note; Psalms 119:24, note. Unless I had had pleasure in your law, your …
19th Century
Baptist
Unless your law had been my delights, I should then have perished in my affliction. I will never forget your precepts: for with them you have q…
16th Century
Protestant
Had not your law been my delight. The prophet continues to develop almost the same theme, affirming that he would have been undone had he …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Unless your law [had been] my delights Not the law of works, the voice of words, which they that heard entreated the…
The settling of God's word in heaven is opposed to the changes and upheavals of the earth. And the commitments of God's covenant are established mo…
