Psalms 119:57-64 CHETH
You are my portion, O LORD;
I have said that I would keep Your words.
(58) I entreated Your favor with my whole heart;
Be merciful to me according to Your word.
(59) I thought about my ways,
And turned my feet to Your testimonies.
(60) I made haste, and did not delay
To keep Your commandments.
(61) The cords of the wicked have bound me,
But I have not forgotten Your law.
(62) At midnight I will rise to give thanks to You,
Because of Your righteous judgments.
(63) I am a companion of all who fear You,
And of those who keep Your precepts.
(64) The earth, O LORD, is full of Your mercy;
Teach me Your statutes.
Keywords of God’s Law: Words, Testimonies, Commandments, Law, Judgments, Precepts, Statutes
Of all the similar phrases we find in Psalms 119, the psalmist says it five times:
Teach Me
Teach me. We seldom take the stance of a student unless we want something. Yet, from everything we are involved in daily, we are always in a position of learning. We are shown by example, pointed to a placard or book, and even listened to repetitive instruction.
Seldom do we volunteer for the position of a student.
A conversation last night showed me how important it is to”break bread” and share thoughts and ideas. Every word and phrase points me down familiar and new paths. Whenever we open ourselves up to explain our position or understanding, our minds are racing to fill in the blanks.
From that experience, I learn.
The key element of learning is always looking for answers. Care must be exercised where we look, for not every learning situation needs to be presented, nor in every situation will we learn what we need.
I’ve walked away from several instruction places through the years because the teacher bottlenecked the learning experience. His was, was the only way, and if he could not explain it from his perspective, then it wasn’t correct.
Lord, Teach Me…
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.