Psalms 119:89-96 LAMED
Forever, O LORD, Your word is settled in heaven.
(90) Your faithfulness endures to all generations;
You established the earth, and it abides.
(91) They continue this day according to Your ordinances,
For all are Your servants.
(92) Unless Your law had been my delight,
I would then have perished in my affliction.
(93) I will never forget Your precepts,
For by them You have given me life.
(94) I am Yours, save me;
For I have sought Your precepts.
(95) The wicked wait for me to destroy me,
But I will consider Your testimonies.
(96) I have seen the consummation of all perfection,
But Your commandment is exceedingly broad.
Keywords of God’s Law: Word, Ordinances, Precepts, Testimonies, Commandment
How do we make it through the trial, over the mountains, and across the valleys? Put the Word of God first in our lives. The prophet Jeremiah adds his two cents to the mix:
Jeremiah 15:16 NKJV
Your words were found, and I ate them,
And Your word was to me the joy and rejoicing of my heart;
For I am called by Your name, O LORD God of hosts.
When you claim the word as your source of all choices, then you can rejoice because His Word will never fail.
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.