Psalm 119 (28 of 190 notes)

25–32. Here, it seems to me, we have the psalmist in trouble bewailing the bondage to earthly things in which he finds his mind to be held. His soul cleaves to the dust, melts for heaviness, and cries for enlargement from its spiritual prison. In these verses we shall see the influence of the divine word upon a heart which laments its downward tendencies, and is filled with mourning because of its deadening surroundings. The Word of the Lord arouses prayer (verses 25–29), confirms choice (verse 30), and inspires renewed resolve (verse 32): it is in all tribulation of body or mind the surest source of help.