23For all his judgments were before me: and as for his statutes, I did not depart from them.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
I have chosen the way of truth: thy judgments have I laid before me.
I have not departed from thy judgments: for thou hast taught me.
Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.
The statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes. …
And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 2-51)Let us observe, in this song of praise, I. How David adores God, and gives him the glory of his infinite perfections. There is none like him, nor any to be compared with him (2 Sam. 22:32): Who is God, save the Lord ? All others that are adored as deities are counterfeits and pretenders. None is to be relied on but he. Who is a rock, save our God ? They are dead, but the Lord liveth , 2 Sam. 22:47…
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