I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek your servant, for I do not forget your commandments. John Piper, on Psalm 119:176, in a sermon, “The Anatomy of Backsliding,” The truth about our experience is that we fail to live at the level of holiness that we know is fitting for a follower of … More The Shocking Last Verse
I hate and abhor falsehood, but I love your law. Seven times a day I praise you for your righteous rules. Great peace have those who love your law; nothing can make them stumble. Psalm 119:163-165, ESV To love a law may Seem strange; but it is the only true divine life. To keep it … More Why do you keep God’s law?
I rejoice at your word like one who finds great spoil. Psalm 119:162 God’s Word brings great JOY! Do I rejoice over what I read in the Bible daily? Really rejoice? As if I have discovered a hidden treasure? Psalm 119:162 implies that we should have the kind of wonder and joy of finding immense … More Treasure!
Psalm 119:156 Great are thy tender mercies, O Lord: quicken me according to thy judgments. (KJV): William Cowper: Great are thy tender mercies, O LORD. Two epithets he ascribes to God’s mercies; first, he calls them “great,” and then he calls them “tender” mercies. They are great in many respects: for continuance, they endure for … More God’s tender mercies: great in many respects
Charles H. Spurgeon on Psalm 119:145-152 This section is given up to memories of prayer. The Psalmist describes the time and the manner of his devotions, and pleads with God for deliverance from his troubles. He who has been with God in the closet will find God with him in the furnace. If we have … More Spurgeon: He who has been with God in the closet will find God with him in the furnace.
Charles H. Spurgeon on Psalm 119:137, from the Treasury of David This passage deals with the perfect righteousness of Jehovah and his word, and expresses the struggles of a holy soul in reference to that righteousness. The initial letter with which every verse commences in the Hebrew is “P”, and the keyword to us is … More Always right; actively light
The unfolding of your words gives light; it imparts understanding to the simple. Psalm 119:130 Unfolding…unpacking….brings to mind an image of a suitcase full of stuff. Now a suitcase full of stuff does not have much practical use until you unpack it. Your toothbrush and toothpaste can’t be used until you take them out of … More Unfolding God’s Word
From Part 10 of Sam Storms’ Meditations on Psalm 119: Finally, if you’re still tempted to cast aside God’s Word for the sake of worldly gain, consider how he compares the value of God’s word to all earthly treasures: “The law of your mouth is better to me than thousands of gold and silver pieces” … More Better than gold and silver
Sam Storms’ commentary on Psalm 119: On numerous occasions the psalmist speaks of his commitment to persevere in obedience to God’s Word in spite of the evil done to him by the wicked. What he has in mind is how the Word of God satisfies his heart and keeps and preserves him from the ways … More God’s Word satisfies and preserves
How sweet are your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth! Through your precepts I get understanding; therefore I hate every false way. (Psalm 119:103-104, ESV) Sam Storms, in a commentary on Psalm 119, Part 8: We find in God’s Word the only reliable remedy against the impulses of the flesh and … More Sweet Word; sour sin
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