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The Word of God in the Child of God: Exegetical, Theological, and Homiletical Reflections from the 119th Psalm is unavailable, but you can change that!

Psalm 119 is the prayer of one who delights and lives by the Torah. The longest of all the psalms, it is a Hebrew-alphabetical acrostic poem. George J. Zemek provides a thorough study on Psalm 119, studying its various elements and contemporary applicability. Zemek presents a comprehensive introduction to the psalm which analyzes its critical and conservative evaluations, date and authorship,...

The repetition of the exclamation אַשְׁרֵי (‘ašrê) at the outset of verses 1 and 2 launches the psalm on a positive note. This repetition calls attention to the fact that those demonstrating a pattern of consistency in obeying God’s directives for life correspondingly experience a deeply rooted joy. The LXX and the Latin Vulgate provide a providential link to NT truth by their respective renderings of μακάριοι (makarioi) and beati.3 The faithful of all ages experience a transcendent
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