Psalms 119:73-80 JOD
Your hands have made me and fashioned me;
Give me understanding, that I may learn Your commandments.
(74) Those who fear You will be glad when they see me,
Because I have hoped in Your word.
(75) I know, O LORD, that Your judgments are right,
And that in faithfulness You have afflicted me.
(76) Let, I pray, Your merciful kindness be for my comfort,
According to Your word to Your servant.
(77) Let Your tender mercies come to me, that I may live;
For Your law is my delight.
(78) Let the proud be ashamed,
For they treated me wrongfully with falsehood;
But I will meditate on Your precepts.
(79) Let those who fear You turn to me,
Those who know Your testimonies.
(80) Let my heart be blameless regarding Your statutes,
That I may not be ashamed.
Keywords of God’s Law: Commandments, Word, Judgments, Precepts, Testimonies, Statutes
In this Psalm, the author implores the Lord for merciful kindness, which brings comfort. The author reflects on the importance of tender mercies, which sustain life. It is worth considering how often we are quick to judge and criticize others. If we flip the roles, would we want to be treated in such a manner by God? The Psalmist encourages us to maintain a different type of relationship with the Lord.
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.