Psalmen 119:63

Gereviseerde Leidse Vertaling

ik ben een medestander van allen die u vrezen en uw bevelen onderhouden.

Parallel Translations

Gereviseerde Lutherse Vertaling
Ik houd mij bij degenen, die U vrezen en uw bevel onderhouden.

Staten Vertaling
Ik ben een gezel van allen, die U vrezen, en van hen, die Uw bevelen onderhouden.

Bible Verse Review
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a companion: Psalms 119:79, Psalms 119:115, Psalms 16:3, Psalms 101:6, Psalms 142:7, Proverbs 13:20, Malachi 3:16-18, 2 Corinthians 6:14-17, 1 John 1:3, 1 John 3:14

Reciprocal: Genesis 13:11 - they Ruth 1:10 - Surely Psalms 15:4 - but Psalms 26:4 - General Psalms 122:8 - General Proverbs 2:20 - General John 13:34 - That ye love Acts 4:23 - they Acts 28:14 - we found

Gill's Notes on the Bible

I [am] a companion of all [them] that fear thee,.... Not of the rich and mighty, much less of the wicked and ungodly; but of such who had the true fear of God upon their hearts, and before their eyes; who feared the Lord and his goodness, and truly served and worshipped him; even "all" of these, whether poor or rich, of whatsoever condition, or of whatsoever nation, being no respecter of persons. With these he was a partner in the blessings of the covenant, in the promises of it, in the graces of the Spirit, and in a right and meetness for the same eternal glory and happiness: he went in company with them to the house of God, and joined with them in all acts of religious worship; he conversed privately with them about what God had done for the souls of him and them; he delighted in their company; he sympathized with them in their troubles; and was a companion with them in their tribulation, sorrows, and sufferings, as well as in their joys and comforts;

and of them that keep thy precepts; as all such do who truly fear the Lord; for by the fear of the Lord men depart from evil, and cannot do those things that others do; cannot allow themselves in a wilful transgression of the divine precepts; but, influenced by the fear of God, observe and keep them.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

I am a companion of all them that fear thee - I find my associates and friends among those who worship thee; not with the profane and the wicked. “A man is known by the company that he keeps;” and it is an evidence of piety when we seek our companions and friends among the pious. It shows where the heart is; what the preferences are; what are the tastes; what is the real condition of the soul. We seek our friends in accordance with our tastes and preferences; our love to God is indicated by our love to his friends. Compare Psalms 139:21-22.

And of them that keep thy precepts - That obey thy law. On the sentiment here, compare the notes at Psalms 1:1. A man may determine much in regard to his own character by asking himself what is the character of his chosen friends and companions. A member of a church should regard it as a dark sign against himself in regard to his piety, if his chosen friends are taken from the world, and not from the professed friends of God; if he finds more pleasure in their society, and in the scenes where they meet, than he does in the society of Christians however humble, or in places where they assemble for prayer and praise.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Psalms 119:63. I am a companion — This was the natural consequence of his own conversion; he abandoned the workers of iniquity, and associated with them that feared the Lord.