John Gill's Exposition on Psalms 119:175

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee, etc.] The psalmist desires the continuance of his natural life, not for his own personal advantage, nor for the sake of his family, nor with any worldly, sinister, and selfish views; but for the glory of God, and for the sake of praising him: or his desire is, that his soul might be lively and comfortable; or that he might be in a lively and cheerful frame of spirit, and so be in fit and proper circumstances to praise the Lord; for it is the living man in both senses, natural and spiritual, that is capable of praising the Lord, (<233819>Isaiah 38:19); and let thy judgments help me; that is, to praise him: meaning either judgments on his enemies, as Aben Ezra; which furnish out matter and occasion of praise and thanksgiving; (see <661503>Revelation 15:3,4 19:1,2); or the word of God, the doctrines and precepts of it; (see <19B9164>Psalm 119:164).

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