Psalms 119:45

And I will walk at liberty: for I seek thy precepts.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
walk	וְאֶתְהַלְּכָ֥ה ve.'et.ha.le.Khah	H1980	to walk (in a great variety of applications · conjunction + verb, hithpael infinitive construct, 1st person common singular
liberty	בָרְחָבָ֑ה va.re.cha.Vah	H7342	roomy · preposition with the article + adjective, feminine singular absolute
seek	דָרָֽשְׁתִּי da.Ra.she.ti	H1875	properly · verb, qal perfect, 1st person common singular
precepts	פִקֻּדֶ֣יךָ fi.ku.Dei.cha	H6490	properly · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

Psalms 119:133 Order my steps in thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me.
Psalms 119:94 I am thine, save me; for I have sought thy precepts.
Proverbs 4:12 When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.
James 1:25 But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man…
John 8:30-36 As he spake these words, many believed on him.
John 5:39 Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.
2 Peter 2:19 While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in…
Ephesians 5:17 Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:45-48

We may observe in these verses, 1. What David experienced of an affection to the law of God: "I seek thy precepts, Psa 119:45. I desire to know and do my duty, and consult thy word accordingly; I do all I can to understand what the will of the Lord is and to discover the intimations of his mind. I seek thy precepts, for I have loved them, Psa 119:47, Psa 119:48. I not only give consent to them as good, but take complacency in them as good for me." All that love God love his government and therefore love all his commandments. 2. What he expected from this. Five things he promises himself here in the strength of God's grace: - (1.) That he should be free and easy in his duty: "I will walk at l…

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John Gill on Psalms 119:45

And I will walk at liberty,.... Not in licentious way, but in Gospel liberty, under the influence of the free spirit; where is liberty, in the exercise of grace and discharge of duty. Or, "I will walk at large" (g); or, "in a broad way", as Aben Ezra and Kimchi supply it: not in the broad road that leads to destruction, but in the law of God, which is exceeding broad, Psalm 119:96; as the Targum, "in the breadth of the law.'' So a man walks when he walks in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord: and who also may be said to walk at large when delivered out of straits and difficulties; when he is brought into a large place, and his steps are enlarged under him; and having his heart…

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John Calvin on Psalms 119:41-48

Psalm 119:41-48 v 41. And let thy mercies come to me, O Jehovah! and thy salvation, according to thy word. v 42. And I will answer a word to him who reproacheth me, because I have trusted in thy word. v 43. And take not the word of truth too long out, of my mouth, because I hope for thy judgments. v 44. And I will keep thy law always, even for ever and ever. v 45. And I will walk at ease; [413] because I have sought thy statutes. v 46. And I will speak of thy testimonies before kings, and will not be ashamed. v 47. And 1f will delight myself in thy commandments, which I have loved. v 48. And I will lift up my hands to thy statutes, which I have loved, and will meditate on thy precepts. 41.…

The Church Fathers

"And I walked at liberty: for I sought Your precepts" [Psalm 119:45]...."And I walked at liberty." Here the copulative conjunction, "and," is not used as a connecting particle; for he does not say, and I will walk, as he had said, "and I will keep Your commandments for ever and ever:" or if this latter verse be in the optative mood, and may I keep Your law; he does not add, And may I walk at liberty, as if he had desired and prayed for both of these things; but he says, "And I walked at liberty." If this conjunction were not used here, and if the sentence were introduced free from any such connection with what preceded, "I walked at liberty," the reader would never be induced by anything unusual in the mode of speech to think he should seek for some hidden sense. Doubtless, then, he wished what he has not said to be understood, that is, that his prayers had been heard; and he then added what he had become: as if he were to say, When I prayed for these things, You heard me, "And I walked at liberty;" and so with the remaining expressions which he has added to the same purpose.
— Augustine of Hippo, Exposition on Psalm 119

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Dictionary and topics

Judgments of God — (1.) The secret decisions of God’s will (Ps. 110:5; 36:6). (2.) The revelations of his will (Ex. 21:1; Deut. 6:20; Ps. 119:7-175). (3.) The infliction of punishment on the wicked (Ex. 6:6; 12:12;…
Poetry — Has been well defined as “the measured language of emotion.” Hebrew poetry deals almost exclusively with the great question of man’s relation to God. “Guilt, condemnation, punishment, pardon,…
Liberty, Christian · Saints should: Walk in — Saints should: Walk in
Obedience · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Seeking God · Includes seeking: His precepts — Includes seeking: His precepts

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Psalms 119:45

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:45-48

John Gill on Psalms 119:45

John Calvin on Psalms 119:41-48

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Psalms 119:45

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:45-48

John Gill on Psalms 119:45

John Calvin on Psalms 119:41-48

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Psalms 119:41-48

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Psalms 119:44-46