John Trapp on Psalms 119:19-20

Verſ. 19. I am a ſtranger in the earth] And therefore apt to loſe my way, without a guide: I ſhall ſurely elſe bee wildred; and loſt.

Hide not thy Commandements from mee] viz. In the ſpirituall ſenſe, and effectuall operation of them. Philoſophers obſerve, that lumen eſt vehiculum influentiae, light is the convoy of influence; as it begets the flower in the field, the pearl in the earth, &c. ſo the foundation of all renovation is Illumination; Hence David ſo earneſtly beggeth it here, and verſ. 17.

Verſ.Comminuit[illegible: 1 letter]r, [illegible: 1 word]. 20 My ſoul breaketh] The Seventy render it, My ſoul hath deſired to deſire thy Judgements. How many broken ſpirits do even ſpend and exhale themſelves in continuall ſallies, as it were, and egreſſions of affection to God and his judgements? The ſtone will fall down to come to its own place, though it break it ſelf in many peeces: ſo the good ſoul.