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Psa. 119:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

ALEPH. Blessed are the βundefiled in the way, whog walk in the law of the Lord.

or, perfect, or, sincere.

Psa. 128:1• ¹A Song of degrees. Blessed is every one that feareth Jehovah, that walketh in his ways. (Psa. 128:1)

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1-176: This psalm contains sundry prayers, praises, and professions of obedience.

A.M. 3560.

B.C. 444.

(Title.)This Psalm, which was probably composed by Ezra, is another of the alphabetical Psalms:

it consists of twenty-two parts, answering to the number of the Hebrew letters; every part being divided into eight verses, and each verse beginning with that letter which forms the title of the part; that is, the first part of eight verses with [Aleph,] the second with [Bêyth,] etc.

It is an elegant, important, and useful composition; the chief subjects of which are the excellence of God's laws, and the happiness of those who observe them.ALEPHBlessed.

Psa. 1:1‑3• ¹Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the wicked, and standeth not in the way of sinners, and sitteth not in the seat of scorners;
²But his delight is in Jehovah's law, and in his law doth he meditate day and night.
³And he is as a tree planted by brooks of water, which giveth its fruit in its season, and whose leaf fadeth not; and all that he doeth prospereth. (Psa. 1:1‑3)

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Psa. 32:1‑2• ¹Of David. Instruction. Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered!
²Blessed is the man unto whom Jehovah reckoneth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile! (Psa. 32:1‑2)

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Psa. 112:1• ¹Hallelujah! Blessed is the man that feareth Jehovah, that delighteth greatly in his commandments. (Psa. 112:1)

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Psa. 128:1• ¹A Song of degrees. Blessed is every one that feareth Jehovah, that walketh in his ways. (Psa. 128:1)

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Matt. 5:3‑12• ³Blessed are the poor in spirit, for *theirs* is the kingdom of the heavens.
⁴Blessed they that mourn, for *they* shall be comforted.
⁵Blessed the meek, for *they* shall inherit the earth.
⁶Blessed they who hunger and thirst after righteousness, for *they* shall be filled.
⁷Blessed the merciful, for *they* shall find mercy.
⁸Blessed the pure in heart, for *they* shall see God.
⁹Blessed the peace-makers, for *they* shall be called sons of God.
¹⁰Blessed they who are persecuted on account of righteousness, for *theirs* is the kingdom of the heavens.
¹¹Blessed are ye when they may reproach and persecute you, and say every wicked thing against you, lying, for my sake.
¹²Rejoice and exult, for your reward is great in the heavens; for thus have they persecuted the prophets who were before you. (Matt. 5:3‑12)

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Luke 11:28• ²⁸But *he* said, Yea rather, blessed are they who hear the word of God and keep it. (Luke 11:28)

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John 13:17• ¹⁷If ye know these things, blessed are ye if ye do them. (John 13:17)

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James 1:25• ²⁵But *he* that fixes his view on the perfect law, that of liberty, and abides in it, being not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, *he* shall be blessed in his doing. (James 1:25)

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Rev. 22:14• ¹⁴Blessed are they that wash their robes, that they may have right to the tree of life, and that they should go in by the gates into the city. (Rev. 22:14)

undefiled.

or, perfect, or sincere.

2 Kings 20:3• ³Ah! Jehovah, remember, I beseech thee, how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done what is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept much. (2 Kings 20:3)

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2 Chron. 31:20‑21• ²⁰And thus did Hezekiah throughout Judah, and wrought what was good and right and true before Jehovah his God.
²¹And in every work that he undertook in the service of the house of God, and in the law, and in the commandments, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart and prospered. (2 Chron. 31:20‑21)

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Job 1:1,8• ¹There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job; and this man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God and abstained from evil.
⁸And Jehovah said to Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God and abstaineth from evil? (Job 1:1,8)

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John 1:47• ⁴⁷Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and says of him, Behold one truly an Israelite, in whom there is no guile. (John 1:47)

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Acts 24:16• ¹⁶For this cause I also exercise myself to have in everything a conscience without offence towards God and men. (Acts 24:16)

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2 Cor. 1:12• ¹²For our boasting is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and sincerity before God, (not in fleshly wisdom but in God's grace,) we have had our conversation in the world, and more abundantly towards you. (2 Cor. 1:12)

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Titus 2:11‑12• ¹¹For the grace of God which carries with it salvation for all men has appeared,
¹²teaching us that, having denied impiety and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, and justly, and piously in the present course of things, (Titus 2:11‑12)

walk.

Ezek. 11:20• ²⁰that they may walk in my statutes, and keep mine ordinances, and do them; and they shall be my people, and I will be their God. (Ezek. 11:20)

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Hos. 14:9• ⁹Who is wise, and he shall understand these things? intelligent, and he shall know them? For the ways of Jehovah are right, and the just shall walk in them; but the transgressors shall fall therein. (Hos. 14:9)

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Luke 1:6• ⁶And they were both just before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless. (Luke 1:6)

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1 Thess. 4:1‑2• ¹For the rest, then, brethren, we beg you and exhort you in the Lord Jesus, even as ye have received from us how ye ought to walk and please God, even as ye also do walk, that ye would abound still more.
²For ye know what charges we gave you through the Lord Jesus. (1 Thess. 4:1‑2)

• Book 5, Series 2. The Millennium. (““The Placement of the Psalms in Prophecy”” by B. Anstey)

• The psalm is arranged in twenty-two sections according to the number, and order, of the Hebrew alphabet. Every section consists of eight verses, each verse commencing with the same letter of the alphabet. (“Psalms 119” by H. Smith)

• This psalm concludes the series with the evidence of Jehovah’s law (the Word of God) being written on redeemed Israel’s heart. Compare Jer. 31:31-34, Ezk. 36:27. Practically every verse (except vs. 90, 122, 132) in this long psalm mentions the Word of God. This shows that every thought and deed of Israel in that day will spring from Jehovah’s law. (“Book 5.” by B. Anstey)

• The great theme of the psalm is the Word of God, cherished in the heart, expressed in the life, and witnessed to with the lips. Under different titles there is a reference to the Word of God in every verse, with the exception of verse 122 and 132. (“Psalms 119” by H. Smith)

• The number eight is prominent in the psalm. It speaks of a new beginning, and with the new order of things of the Millennium now coming in, it is quite fitting that this psalm be marked with that number. (“Book 5.” by B. Anstey)

• It will be noticed that the law, or revelation of God, is referred to under ten different terms having distinct meanings, apparently, as follows: 1. Law (torah) occurs twenty-five times―the law of Moses as a whole. 2. Commandments (mitsrah), occurs twenty-two times―the ten moral laws. 3. Testimonies (edal or eduth), used twenty-three times―the law as bearing witness to God. 4. Precepts (piqqudion), used twenty-one times―the law as a charge upon man. 5. Statute (choq), used on twenty-two occasions―the permanent written law in contrast to a customary law. 6. Judgments (mishpat), used twenty times―that which is ordained by authority. 7. Way (orah), occurs five times―an ordinary path (vv. 9, 15, 101, 104, 128). 8. Way (derek), used thirteen times—a trodden path. 9. Word (dabar, or ‘logos’), used twenty-three times―the matter or substance of what is said. 10. Word (imrah), used nineteen times—the actual saying or speech (vv. 11, 38, 41, 50, 58, 67, 76, 82, 103, 116, 123, 133, 140, 148, 154, 158, 162, 170, 172). (“Psalms 119” by H. Smith)

• “Aleph”— the blessedness of walking with God in obedience (vs. 1-8). (“Book 5.” by B. Anstey)

• (vv. 1-3) The opening verses present the theme of the whole psalm—the blessedness of those who walk through this world in “the way” marked out by the Lord in His law, who “keep” His testimonies, and seek Him with the whole heart. The law cherished in the heart leads to a practical walk in which iniquity is refused. Thus the godly are delivered from their own wills to do God’s will. (“Psalm 119:1-8: Division 1 (Aleph)” by H. Smith)

• Psa. 119 is the expression of the effect of the law written in the heart of Israel, when they had long erred from God's ways and were sorrowing under the effects of it. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalm 119:1-24” by J.N. Darby)

• It is the way wholly formed by God's expressed will for man's walk in this world. They “walk in the law of Jehovah.” (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalm 119:1-24” by J.N. Darby)

J. N. Darby Translation

eALEPH. Blessed are the perfect in the way, who walk in the law of Jehovah.

JND Translation Notes

An alphabetical Psalm in periods of eight verses, each of which begins with the same Hebrew letter. The sections follow the alphabetical order.