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All Posts on Psalm 119

While this is primarily designed to show all the posts in my current series of meditations on Psalm 119 one verse at a time, which started in November, 2024, it also includes any other posts that are tagged Psalm 119.

  • Psalm 119:151 – Near

    Psalm 119:151 – Near

    God is near, yet beyond comprehension. What on earth does that mean?


  • Psalm 119:152 – Eternally Varied

    Psalm 119:152 – Eternally Varied

    God has created a universe that is wildly diverse, yet eternally well-established.


  • Psalm 119:153 – Rescue Me

    Psalm 119:153 – Rescue Me

    Can you make a bargain with God? Is this verse presenting such a bargain?


  • Psalm 119:154 – Complaint!

    Psalm 119:154 – Complaint!

    Do we need God to take up our case? Perhaps we need to find out how God is active in our lives.


  • Psalm 119:155 – Far from Rescue

    Psalm 119:155 – Far from Rescue

    Sometimes we call on God to resuce us from a situation while diligently working to make our problem worse.


  • Psalm 119:156 – Great Mercy

    Psalm 119:156 – Great Mercy

    Mercy and judgment are much closer allies than we may have realized.


  • Psalm 119:157 – Persecutors

    Psalm 119:157 – Persecutors

    What is the value of repetition? (No, though the word “persecutor” is in the title, and in the verse, this is not about that!)


  • Psalm 119:158 – Disgusted

    Psalm 119:158 – Disgusted

    There is a time for mercy and gentleness, but also a time to be disgusted, angry, and even infuriated. What angers you?


  • Psalm 119:159

    Psalm 119:159

    Our stories are not tales of heroism, but rather stories of both successes and failures–all too many failures. The call, “Give me life!” is the heart cry of many.


  • Psalm 119:160 – Truth

    Psalm 119:160 – Truth

    In which I call for a commitment to truth, but also to humility.