Psalms 119:33-40 NKJV He
Teach me, O LORD, the way of Your statutes,
And I shall keep it to the end.
(34) Give me understanding, and I shall keep Your law;
Indeed, I shall observe it with my whole heart.
(35) Make me walk in the path of Your commandments,
For I delight in it.
(36) Incline my heart to Your testimonies,
And not to covetousness.
(37) Turn away my eyes from looking at worthless things,
And revive me in Your way.
(38) Establish Your word to Your servant,
Who is devoted to fearing You.
(39) Turn away my reproach which I dread,
For Your judgments are good.
(40) Behold, I long for Your precepts;
Revive me in Your righteousness.
Keywords of God’s Law: Statutes, Law, Commandments, Testimonies, Word, Judgments, Precepts
Today’s section of Psalms 119 begins with the Hebrew alphabet’s letter called “He.”
Though the psalmist has focused heavily on his condition in life, he is constantly looking for the influence of God’s Word to keep himself focused on growing. From the foundation of v38 – Establish Your Word, and he asks for understanding (v34) and a life constantly filled with God’s commandments (v35).
The main thing I get from here, and it’s really key from the words we read, we should delight in knowing God’s Word and constantly long for the words which revive our righteousness (right living).
Psalms 119 Explanation: Psalms 119 is the longest chapter in the bible. But remember. Psalms contain individual writings from multiple sources, so each “chapter” is like an eBook. Most psalms are better read as one would a poem. Break the chapter into small subsections of a sentence, and you’ll get the idea.
B.C. 444, This Psalm, which was probably composed by Ezra, is another of the alphabetical Psalms. It consists of twenty-two parts, answering to the number of the Hebrew letters, every part being divided into eight verses, and each verse beginning with that letter which forms the title of the part; that is, the first part of eight verses with א, the second with ב, etc. It is an elegant, important, and useful composition, the chief subjects of which are the excellence of God’s laws and the happiness of those who observe them.
Each psalm references God’s Word using many phrases and words:
Law, Testimonies, Precepts, Commandments, Statues, etc.