Psalms 119:41-47 NKJV VAU
Let Your mercies come also to me, O LORD—
Your salvation according to Your word.
(42) So shall I have an answer for him who reproaches me,
For I trust in Your word.
(43) And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth,
For I have hoped in Your ordinances.
(44) So shall I keep Your law continually,
Forever and ever.
(45) And I will walk at liberty,
For I seek Your precepts.
(46) I will speak of Your testimonies also before kings,
And will not be ashamed.
(47) And I will delight myself in Your commandments,
Which I love.
Keywords of God’s Law: Word, Ordinances, Precepts, Testimonies, Commandments
This section of Psalms 119 covers the Hebrew Alphabet VAU.
I’m beginning to see a pattern. As I’ve laid it out in this post, the Psalms are full of poetry-style phrasing. The original language would flow according to sounds and words that do not translate as fluidly to other languages.
The Psalmist declares his position from the past into the present and through the future. This makes us consistent in our walk and helps us draw comfort from where we’ve been to where we are going.
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.