SEV Biblia, Chapter 119:32
Por el camino de tus mandamientos correré, cuando ensanchares mi corazón.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Psalms 118:32
Verse 32. I will run ] The particle yk , which we translate when, should be translated because: Because thou shalt enlarge, or dilate, my heart; make plain my path by cleansing me from my impurity, and taking the hinderances out of my way. I will then run without dread of stumbling, and every day make sensible progress. ANALYSIS OF LETTER DALETH. - FOURTH DIVISION The psalmist: - I. Sets down the state of an imperfect man.
II. Confesses it.
III. Asks grace and mercy.
IV. Professes what in consequence he would do.
I. 1. "My soul cleaveth unto the dust:" His affections cleaved to things below, instead of being set on things above.
2. "Quicken thou me:" Give me a life according to thy law. By cleaving to the earth, he was earthly; by cleaving to the flesh, he was carnal; but by living according to the spiritual law, he was to become one spirit with God.
II. He confesses his imperfections.
1. "I have declared my ways." I acknowledge all my wanderings, sins, follies, and unfaithflllness, I have hidden nothing from thee.
2. Thou didst hear me; forgavest me out of thy mere mercy.
3. Do the like now: "Teach me thy statutes." These two things should be sought together: mercy to pardon, and grace to assist and renew.
III. He proceeds in this prayer.
1. "Make me to understand:" Where the mind is darkened, the heart cannot be well ordered.
2. He that asks good things from God should ask them for a good end: "Make me to understand; so shall I talk," &c.
3. He would show God's wondrous works: I shall talk of thy wondrous law, - thy wondrous Gospel, - thy wondrous mercy in saving sinners, - the wondrous means thou usest, &c.
IV. He returns to his confession, and states what he purposes to do.
1. "My soul melts:" I am full of trouble and distress.
2. "Strengthen thou me:" Give me the grace thou hast promised.
3. "Remove from me the way of lying:" Give me power to avoid all sin.
4. "Grant me thy law graciously:" Print the matter of it in my heart, and abolish my corruption.
5. He chooses the truth.
6. He adheres to it.
7. He will continue in it.
8. Yea, and with greater diligence than ever. To make up for lost time, he will now run: and, while running, keep in God's way. Some run, but they run out of it.
LETTER H HE. - FIFTH DIVISION
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 25-32 - While the souls of the children of this world cleave to the earth a their portion, the children of light are greatly burdened, because of the remains of carnal affections in their hearts. It is unspeakabl comfort to a gracious soul, to think with what tenderness all it complaints are received by a gracious God. We can talk of the wonder of redeeming love, when we understand the way of God's precepts, an walk in that way. The penitent melts in sorrow for sin: even the patient spirit may melt in the sense of affliction, it is then it interest to pour out its soul before God. The way of lying means all false ways by which men deceive themselves and others, or are deceive by Satan and his instruments. Those who know and love the law of the Lord, desire to know it more, and love it better. The way of seriou godliness is the way of truth; the only true way to happiness: we mus always have actual regard to it. Those who stick to the word of God may in faith expect and pray for acceptance with God. Lord, never leav me to do that by which I shall shame myself, and do not thou reject m services. Those that are going to heaven, should still press forward God, by his Spirit, enlarges the hearts of his people when he give them wisdom. The believer prays to be set free from sin.
Original Hebrew
דרך 1870 מצותיך 4687 ארוץ 7323 כי 3588 תרחיב 7337 לבי׃ 3820
