The Path to Purity (Psalm 119:9)
How can a young man keep his way pure? By keeping it according to Your word. Psalm 119:9 The question that the psalmist asks is enlightening. Even as a young…
How can a young man keep his way pure? By keeping it according to Your word. Psalm 119:9 The question that the psalmist asks is enlightening. Even as a young…
I shall keep Your statutes; do not forsake me utterly! Psalm 119:8 The psalmist is making a very bold commitment. The word keep means literally to guard and to conform…
I shall give thanks to You with uprightness of heart, when I learn Your righteous judgments. Psalm 119:7 Notice how the psalmist refers to God’s word: “Your righteous judgments.” He…
Then I shall not be ashamed when I look upon all Your commandments. Psalm 119:6 We must reflect on the previous verses in order to understand the psalmist’s confidence in…
Oh that my ways may be established to keep Your statutes! Psalm 119:5 Notice that this verse changes to the first person. It is one thing to talk in generalities…
You have ordained Your precepts, that we should keep them diligently. Psalm 119:4 Contemplate the fact that the God of the universe, your Creator, has provided you with written instructions.…
They also do no unrighteousness; they walk in His ways. Psalm 119:3 There are two very important principles in this verse that are often repeated in the Scriptures. The first…
How blessed are those who observe His testimonies, who seek Him with all their heart. Psalm 119:2 The psalmist describes his life in relationship to the Word of God and…
How blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the law of the Lord. Psalm 119:1 How blessed are those… In verse 1 and verse 2 the Psalmist…
For some people, Psalm 119 is an extraordinarily redundant and long passage of Scripture. For others, it is a profound declaration of the magnificence of Scripture and the love relationship…