Psalms 119:137-144 TZADDI
Righteous are You, O LORD,
And upright are Your judgments.
(138) Your testimonies, which You have commanded,
Are righteous and very faithful.
(139) My zeal has consumed me,
Because my enemies have forgotten Your words.
(140) Your word is very pure;
Therefore Your servant loves it.
(141) I am small and despised,
Yet I do not forget Your precepts.
(142) Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness,
And Your law is truth.
(143) Trouble and anguish have overtaken me,
Yet Your commandments are my delights.
(144) The righteousness of Your testimonies is everlasting;
Give me understanding, and I shall live.
Keywords of God’s Law: Judgments, Testimonies, Words, Word, Precepts, Law, Commandments,
There are so many principles at work in Psalms 119. My focus is not to put myself above the Word and let the Word be my foundation. We all have foundations built on sinking sand or strong rock. Build your foundation on God’s Word, and you’ll never sink.
Perhaps this is our struggle these days. Returning to the Word of God, along with Prayer and Listening time, will keep us focused forward.
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.