Psalms 119:121-128 AIN
I have done justice and righteousness;
Do not leave me to my oppressors.
(122) Be surety for Your servant for good;
Do not let the proud oppress me.
(123) My eyes fail from seeking Your salvation
And Your righteous word.
(124) Deal with Your servant according to Your mercy,
And teach me Your statutes.
(125) I am Your servant; Give me understanding,
That I may know Your testimonies.
(126) It is time for You to act, O LORD,
For they have regarded Your law as void.
(127) Therefore I love Your commandments
More than gold, yes, than fine gold!
(128) Therefore all Your precepts concerning all things I consider to be right;
I hate every false way.
Keywords of God’s Law: Word, Statutes, Testimonies, Law, Commandments, Precepts
Each of these alphabetic sections is unique and may be different enough to consider for different situations. They all seem to deal with antagonistic voices, even when it is their own. The only solution found for anything mentioned is to turn back to the Source of The Word of God.
Since the Word was not readily available in every home, I imagine a place where learning takes place, a school, where it is drilled into them the value of memorization of the Word. An upcoming section will deal with this, but how about us in our easy day of access? Do we read it enough to memorize, or do we simply Google our way to a particular scripture when the mind is fuzzy?
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.