Psalms 119:129-136 PE
Your testimonies are wonderful;
Therefore my soul keeps them.
(130) The entrance of Your words gives light;
It gives understanding to the simple.
(131) I opened my mouth and panted,
For I longed for Your commandments.
(132) Look upon me and be merciful to me,
As Your custom is toward those who love Your name.
(133) Direct my steps by Your word,
And let no iniquity have dominion over me.
(134) Redeem me from the oppression of man,
That I may keep Your precepts.
(135) Make Your face shine upon Your servant,
And teach me Your statutes.
(136) Rivers of water run down from my eyes,
Because men do not keep Your law.
Keywords of God’s Law: Testimonies, Words, Commandments, Word, Precepts, Statues, Law
About 30 years ago, someone shared a thought, and I gleaned from it the power of God’s word. V 130 – “The entrance of Your words gives light; It gives understanding to the simple.” Another way that word for “entrance” has been used is “invasion.” The “invasion of Your words” makes me think of opening myself to an attack, and the invading army comes in from every angle. An enemy? Or friend? Of course, the invasion is a threat to the one who doesn’t love the Word of God. But to the one who seeks God’s guidance? The Word comes into from every angle and gives me a broader view of God’s love.
Let’s give the Word of God access! Invade away!
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.