Psalms 119:137-160
1 The righteousness of God is the predominant theme from vv. 137-144. It is not a subject of terror for those who fear the LORD, who walk in His light and who know His love (vv. 149, 159). In an unrighteous world the faithful servant delights to praise God’s righteousness which, like His love, is everlasting (vv. 142, 144).
"Thy word is very pure" (v. 140). The more it is put to the test (like gold in the crucible) the more it shows that it is purity itself (JND).
The verses beginning at v. 145 express the absolute dependence of the faithful servant. Four times he asks in this passage, "Quicken me . . ." (vv. 149, 154, 156, 159; see also vv. 25, 40, 88, 107). It is God who gives life; it is He who also preserves and sustains it. But this prayer is primarily concerned with the soul of the redeemed. "Quicken me according to thy Word", for "man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God" (Matthew 4:4; Deuteronomy 8:3).
Remember v. 160 well: "Thy word is true from the beginning . . ." The Bible does not consist of a collection of truths from which each person chooses the ones which appeal to him. It is a complete work which cannot be divided, one which we either accept or reject. The whole of it is truth (John 17:17).