73. As God made, so He can best control, us. So as to Israel, he owed to God his whole internal and external existence (De 32:6).

     74. So when He has led us to rely on His truth, He will "make us to the praise of His grace" by others. "Those who fear Thee will be glad at my prosperity, as they consider my cause their cause" (Ps 34:2; 142:7).

     75-78. in faithfulness—that is, without in the least violating Thy faithfulness; because my sins deserved and needed fatherly chastisement. Enduring chastisement with a filial temper (Heb 12:6-11), God's promises of mercy (Ro 8:28) will be fulfilled, and He will give comfort in sorrow (La 3:22; 2Co 1:3, 4).

     77. Let thy tender mercies come unto me—As I am not able to come unto them. But the wicked will be confounded.

     78. but I . . . meditate in thy precepts—and so shall not be "ashamed," that is, put to shame (Ps 119:80).

     79, 80. Those who may have thought his afflictions an evidence of God's rejection will then be led to return to Him; as the friends of Job did on his restoration, having been previously led through his afflictions to doubt the reality of his religion.

     80. Let my . . . be sound—that is, perfect, sincere.

CAPH. (Ps 119:81-88).