Homilist Psalm 119:127-131 Therefore I love your commandments above gold; yes, above fine gold.… God's Word is here revealed in several aspects — I. AS A PRIZE. It is "above gold." 1. It is intrinsically more valuable than gold. It contains the mind of God. 2. It is relatively more valuable than gold. It procures greater blessings. II. As a LAW, "All Thy precepts." As a law — 1. It is to be righteous — "Concerning all things, to be righteous. 2. It is to be practical, "I hate every false way." III. As a REVELATION. As a revelation it is — 1. Wonderful, "Thy testimonies are wonderful." 2. Spiritually enlightening. "The entrance of Thy Word giveth light." It lights up the soul. IV. AS A NECESSITY (ver. 131). It is the air without which you cannot breathe, food without which you cannot live. (Homilist.) Parallel Verses KJV: Therefore I love thy commandments above gold; yea, above fine gold.WEB: Therefore I love your commandments more than gold, yes, more than pure gold. |