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He. The Constancy of the Believer Upheld and Nourished by God's Word. —
v. 33. Teach me, O Lord, the way of Thy statutes, just what His holy will wants the believer to do in every situation in life; and I shall keep it unto the end, sustained against apostasy by the power of God which flows from the Word.
v. 34. Give me understanding, and I shall keep Thy Law, with a full and proper appreciation of its import; yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart, shunning and despising all half-hearted endeavors where the will of the Lord is concerned.
v. 35. Make me to go in the path of Thy commandments, with the strictest attention to all their directions of conduct; for therein do I delight, rather than in honor and glory for himself before men.
v. 36. Incline my heart unto Thy testimonies, bowing it down to a most careful observance of them, and not to covetousness, this being one of the vices which draws the heart away from the understanding of the truth.
v. 37. Turn a way mine eyes from beholding vanity, making them to pass by, causing them not to notice the many exhibitions of wickedness in the world, since the continued offense may make either callous and indifferent to evil or cause evil lust to arise in the heart, especially with reference to idolatry in its various forms; and quicken Thou me in Thy way, giving to the believer the proper spiritual life and power to overcome all temptations.
v. 38. Stablish Thy Word unto Thy servant, setting it up firmly, making His promises to be fulfilled for the believer, who is devoted to Thy fear, literally, "which," that is, the Word of God, "is to those that fear Thee," it belongs to them, it works the proper fear of God in their hearts.
v. 39. Turn away my reproach which I fear, namely, that of denying the Lord, or that of being unjustly accused of such denial; for Thy judgments are good, the decisions of God's justice, as revealed in His Word, would surely take from him the reproach of apostasy.
v. 40. Behold, I have longed after Thy precepts, with an urgent desire to be directed by the Word of God in his entire conduct; quicken me in Thy righteousness, filling the believer with life from above and upholding him in all his difficulties, temptations, and trials.