A Devotional Journey Through the Psalms: Psalm 119

A Devotional Journey Through the Psalms: Psalm 119
-Roy Lessin, Meeting in the Meadow

Blessed are the undefiled in the way, Who walk in the law of the Lord! Blessed are those who keep His testimonies, Who seek Him with the whole heart! They also do no iniquity; They walk in His ways. You have commanded us To keep Your precepts diligently. Oh, that my ways were directed To keep Your statutes! Then I would not be ashamed, When I look into all Your commandments. I will praise You with uprightness of heart, When I learn Your righteous judgments. I will keep Your statutes; Oh, do not forsake me utterly! (Psalm 119:1-8)

The focus of Psalm 119 is upon the Word of God and the God who spoke the Word. The Psalm is divided into 22 sections, and each section is identified by a letter in the Hebrew alphabet. Throughout these 22 sections the following seven words are used repeatedly to direct our attention to the Word of God. (Section 1, Aleph, contains six of these words).

• The Law: Psalm 119:1 
• The Testimonies: Psalm 119:2
• The Precepts: Psalm 119:4
• The Statutes: Psalm 119:5,8
• The Commandments: Psalm 119:6
• The Judgements: Psalm 119:7
• The Word: It is used over 35 times in Psalm 119

The Word of God
No warrior can dull its BLADE;
No intellectual can undermine its TRUTH;
No skeptic can lessen its AUTHENTICITY;
No mocker can weaken its FOUNDATIONS;
No philosopher can out-think its PENETRATING INSIGHT;
No strongman can weaken its STRENGTH;
No religion can replace its TRANSFORMING POWER.

The rebellious fight it, the disobedient ignore it, the stubborn refuse it, the indifferent ignore it, the lazy neglect it, the careless skim over it, the foolish despise it, the runaway turns his back on it, and the traitor renounces it.

The hungry eat it, the weary rest in it, the traveler is guided by it, the humble learn from it, the submissive obey it, the devout love it, the downcast find encouragement in it, the weary find strength in it, the sick are healed by it, and the wise build their lives upon it.

When we, as Christians, love our Lord Jesus Christ with heart and soul and mind, the Word of God is on our side! If we could only grasp the fact that God's Word is more than a book! It is the revelation of divine truth from the person of God Himself. -A.W. Tozer

Insight: Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and Thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart (Jeremiah 15:16).

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