Psalm 119:132-135 Look you on me, and be merciful to me, as you use to do to those that love your name.… The psalmist employs the great plea of use and wont; for, says he, "As Thou usest to do unto those that love Thy Name." Use and wont generally have great weight in a court of law. A friend said to me, "How will such a suit go? The case has never been before a court until now." I answered, "Are you sure that what was done is according to universal and long-established custom? for, if so, though there be no law, the custom of the trade will stand." Custom among men reaching far back holds good in court; how much shall the custom of the eternally unchanging God decide His future acts? The psalmist pleads the Lord's own custom; and this is a grand plea with him, because He is unchanging. If you think it a good plea, urge it at the throne. ( C. H. Spurgeon.) Parallel Verses KJV: Look thou upon me, and be merciful unto me, as thou usest to do unto those that love thy name.WEB: Turn to me, and have mercy on me, as you always do to those who love your name. |
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