This morning I am reminded to live what I speak – that God is holy and faithful. I’m in the middle of transitioning from one job (from which I just resigned) to another (where I have the signed offer, but much of the paperwork has yet to be finished), and things have just seemed to…
Tag Archive: Psalm 119
Action!
Psalm 119:126 It is time for You to act, O LORD, For they have regarded Your law as void. The reason this verse caught my eye is because the next two verses start with “Therefore…” and they’re about the writer’s love of God’s commands and his hatred of all evil. I wondered, “If these are…
Rabbit Trails
Psalm 119:96 I have seen an end of all perfection, But Your commandment is exceedingly broad. Let me start by saying that I have no idea what to make of this verse. It pretty much says what it means, when it’s translated. In the midst of a psalm about God’s word and faithfulness, I don’t…
Comfort
Psalm 119:76 Let I pray Your merciful kindness be for my comfort According to Your word to Your servant. This verse seemed rather self-serving the first time I read it. My first thought was that David was asking for physical comfort, and then I wondered if he was seeking emotional comfort. So, I looked…
Deliberately Made
Psalm 119:73 (YOD) Your hands have made me and fashioned me; Give me understanding that I may learn Your commandments. The word for made is ‘asah. I’ve always thought of this as God putting me together and forming me, but it’s more than that. Asah “is a verb that usually means a deliberate action with…
Good
Psalm 119: You are good and do good; Teach me Your statutes. This verse is another reminder of why I need to learn to read Hebrew. In the Blue Letter Bible, it uses the word towb for “You are good” and for “do good.” I can’t tell from looking at the actual Hebrew, whether the…
The Road Not Taken
Psalm 119:59 I thought about my ways, And turned my feet to Your testimonies. This one is something I’ve struggled with. I grew up so steeped in “tradition” that when God’s planted seeds of discontent started to grow I was astounded. I’ve certainly thought about my ways… a LOT. And there have been many times…
Same Difference
Psalm 119:52 I remembered Your judgments of old, O LORD, And have comforted myself. In Hebrew verbs are the most important part of the sentence. Even God calls Himself, “I AM.” ”Am” is a verb – “to be” in the present tense, ongoing. Anyway, one of the things that Adam was made to do was…
Salvation, Mercy, and Your Word
Psalm 119:41 Let Your mercies come also to me, O LORD– Your salvation according to Your word. I almost hesitate to even try to dig into this verse. Salvation is a confusing and misused word in a lot of ways, and I’m still trying to wrap my mind about it. But, oh well. My ten…
Worthless Things
Psalm 119:37 Turn away my eyes from looking at worthless things, [And] revive me in Your way Take my eyes from considering emptiness; return me to life in Your manners/moral character. Sometimes I’m very selfish. Probably more often than I’d like to admit. It’s especially bad when I’m tired. I also tend towards being non-confrontational…
