Several Sermons upon the CXIX Psalm

Every part of this Psalm begins with a new letter of the Hebrew Alphabet, which has 22 letters,
and every verse of that part begins with the same letter.
According to Andrew Bonar, the Lord Jesus Christ as the Alpha and the Omega
(first and last letter of the Greek alphabet), may well have had a reference to this Psalm.

Pastor William J. Davis has kindly offered to supply some of the sermons, starting with Sermon 115.

To The Reader

Aleph - Ps.119:1-8
  • Sermon 1 - v. 1 'Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord.'
  • Sermon 2 - v. 2 'Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek him with the whole heart.'
  • Sermon 3 - v. 2 'Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek him with the whole heart.'
  • Sermon 4 - v. 3 'They also do no iniquity: they walk in his ways.'
  • Sermon 5 - v. 4 'Thou hast commanded us to keep thy precepts diligently.'
  • Sermon 6 - v. 5 'O that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes.'
  • Sermon 7 - v. 6 'Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect unto all thy commandments.'
  • Sermon 8 - v. 7 'I will praise thee with uprightness of heart, when I shall have learned .......'
  • Sermon 9 - v. 8 'I will keep thy statutes: O forsake me not utterly.'
Beth - Ps.119:9-16
  • Sermon 10 - v. 9 'Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto ......'
  • Sermon 11 - v. 10 'With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy .....'
  • Sermon 12 - v. 11 'Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.'
  • Sermon 13 - v. 12 'Blessed art thou, O Lord: teach me thy statutes.'
  • Sermon 14 - v. 13 'With my lips have I declared all the judgments of thy mouth.'
  • Sermon 15 - v. 14 'I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies, as much as in all riches.'
  • Sermon 16 - v. 15 'I will meditate in thy precepts, and have respect unto thy ways.'
  • Sermon 17 - v. 16 'I will delight myself in thy statutes; I will not forget thy word.'
Gimel - Ps.119:17-24
  • Sermon 18 - v. 17 'Deal bountifully with thy servant, that I may live, and keep thy word.'
  • Sermon 19 - v. 18 'Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law.'
  • Sermon 20 - v. 19 'I am a stranger in the earth: hide not thy commandments from me.'
  • Sermon 21 - v. 20 'My soul breaketh for the longing it hath unto thy judgments at all times.'
  • Sermon 22 - v. 21 'Thou hast rebuked the proud that are cursed, which do err from thy commandments.'
  • Sermon 23 - v. 22 'Remove from me reproach and contempt; for I have kept thy testimonies.;
  • Sermon 24 - v. 23 'Princes also did sit and speak against me: but thy servant did meditate .....'
  • Sermon 25 - v. 24 'Thy testimonies also are my delight and my counsellors.'
Daleth - Ps.119:25-32
  • Sermon 26 - v. 25 'My soul cleaveth unto the dust: quicken thou me according to thy word.'
  • Sermon 27 - v. 26 'I have declared my ways, and thou heardest me; teach me thy statutes.'
  • Sermon 28 - v. 27 'Make me to understand thy precepts: so shall I talk of thy wondrous works.'
  • Sermon 29 - v. 28 'My soul melteth for heaviness: strengthen thou me according to thy word.'
  • Sermon 30 - v. 29 'Remove from me the way of lying; and grant me thy law graciously.'
  • Sermon 31 - v. 30 'I have chosen the way of truth: thy judgments have I laid before me.'
  • Sermon 32 - v. 30 'I have chosen the way of truth: thy judgments have I laid before me.'
  • Sermon 33 - v. 31 ' I have stuck to thy testimonies: O Lord, put me not to shame.'
  • Sermon 34 - v.32 ' I will run the way of thy commandments, when thou shalt enlarge my heart.'
  • Sermon 35- v.32 ' I will run the way of thy commandments, when thou shalt enlarge my heart.'
He - Ps.119:33-40
Vav - Ps.119:41-48
Zain - Ps.119:49-56
Cheth - Ps.119:57-64
Teth - Ps.119:65-72
Jod - Ps.119:73-80
Kaph - Ps.119:81-88
Lamed - Ps.119:89-96
Mem - Ps.119:97-104
Nun - Ps.119:105-112
  • Sermon 114 -v.106 'I have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will keep thy righteous judgments'.
  • Sermon 115- v.106 'I have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will keep thy righteous judgments'.
Samech - Ps.119:113-120
Ain - Ps.119:121-128
Pe - Ps.119:129-136
Tzaddi - Ps.119:137-144
Koph - Ps.119:145-152
Resh - Ps.119:153-160
Shin - Ps.119:161-168
Tav - Ps.119:169-176

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