Psalm 119:74 – Wait
I emphasize the importance of waiting and listening for God’s word, suggesting that this patience enables clearer understanding and recognition of divine guidance amidst ambiguity.
Psalm 119:42 – Whose Word Counts Most?
Now I can return my taunter a word,For I trust in your word. The lesson here is both simple and profound. Some of my background thoughts on it are in my post on Psalm 119:38. In Hebrew poetry, making a thought parallel by using synonyms is common, as for example in Psalm 119:30, “I have…
Psalm 119:24
Your testimonies are also my delight,My counselors [the men of my counsel]. I like to say that we tend to go to the Bible for information, while God is there for conversation. I don’t mean that there is no information there. We tend to think in binary terms: Either the Bible is a source of…
Psalm 119:20 – Languishing
I [my soul] languish for longingfor your judgments. What do you really want? What is your deepest desire? What is missing that makes you weary? As I write this, I’m very tired. I’ve been busy with many things and am only writing because I committed myself to write as a spiritual discipline. This is the…
Psalm 119:16 – Ways to Forget
In your statutes I delight.I will not forget your word. If this were not poetry, I might be tempted to talk about the rather optimistic promise of not forgetting God’s word. But then I remember how many times I have said, “I’m not going to forget that” in reference to some planned task or another….
Psalm 119:11 – The Word in My Heart
In my heart have I hidden your Word,That I might not sin against you. I was introduced to Psalm 119 in elementary school. I had read a fair amount of Bible before that time, but hadn’t read it through. I went to a small Christian school where Bible memorization was a key component. We memorized…