Psalms 119:17

“Deal bountifully ... - This commences the next portion of the psalm, indicated by the letter Gimel (ג g), the third letter of the Hebrew alphabet, answering to our letter “g.” Each verse of this portion Psalms 119:17-24 begins with this letter. There is a resemblance between the first word of this verse - גמל gemol - and the letter - “Gimel” - which commences the eight verses of this portion of the psalm. The noun (derived from the verb) - גמל gâmâl - means a camel, and the letter gimel has been supposed to have derived its name from its having originally a resemblance to the camel’s neck. In some of the Phenician inscriptions, and in the Ethiopic alphabet, it has this form (Gesenius,…”

“Live - Safely and comfortably. Psalms 119:18”

“119:17-24 Gimel (ג): Like a foreigner in hostile territory, God’s servant needs God’s guidance. 119:17-18 The psalmist seeks to please the Lord with a full and obedient life of praise (118:17; 119:25, 77, 116, 144, 175). Only the Lord can remove his adversaries and enable him to see the wonderful truths found in God’s instructions.”

“Deal: Gemol, "reward" thy servant. let him have the return of his faith and prayers. From this word is derived the name of ג, gimmel, the third letter of the alphabet, which is prefixed to every verse in this part. this is a stroke of the Psalmist's art and ingenuity. Psa 119:65, Psa 119:124, Psa 119:132, Psa 13:6, Psa 116:7; Joh 1:16; Co2 9:7-11; Phi 4:19 I may live: Rom 8:2-4; Eph 2:4, Eph 2:5, Eph 2:10; Tit 2:11, Tit 2:12; Jo1 2:29, Jo1 5:3, Jo1 5:4 Psalms 119:18”

“The eightfold Gimel. This is his life's aim: he will do it under fear of the curse of apostasy; he will do it also though he suffer persecution on account of it. In Psa 119:17 the expression is only אחיה as Psa 118:19, not ואחיה as in Psa 119:77, Psa 119:116, Psa 119:144 : the apodosis imper. only begins with ואשׁמרה, whereas אחיה is the good itself for the bestowment of which the poet prays. גּל in Psa 119:18 is imper. apoc. Piel for גּלּה, like גס in Dan 1:12. נפלאות is the expression for everything supernatural and mysterious which is incomprehensible to the ordinary understanding and is left to the perception of faith. The Tפra beneath the surface of its letter contains an abundance of…”