Psalms 119:169-176 After many weeks of work, we have come to the end of the longest psalm in the Bible. Congratulations! I hope you have enjoyed it as much as I have. OK, I admit that sometimes, the work was difficult and I battled the temptation to give up, but here at the end as … Continue reading Let Your Rules Help Me: Psalms 119:169-176
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Great Peace: Psalms 119:161-168
Psalms 119:161-168 Great peace have those who love your law; nothing can make them stumble... Oh, how I need to remind myself of these words at this season of life! The ceaseless, 24/7 parenting of a home school family can, at times, be emotionally exhausting during the teen and tween years. For one thing, it can be difficult … Continue reading Great Peace: Psalms 119:161-168
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The Sum: Psalm 119:153-160
Psalms 119:153-160 The sum of your word is truth, and every one of your righteous rules endures forever. As we draw nearer the end of this Psalm, I am reminded of the reason I began working through committing it to memory in the first place. My desire, my goal, was that God would awaken a greater hunger … Continue reading The Sum: Psalm 119:153-160
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Founded Forever: Psalm 119:145-152
Psalm 119:145-152 With my whole heart I cry; answer me, O Lord! I will keep Your statutes. I call to you; save me, that I may observe your testimonies. I rise before dawn and cry for help; I hope in your words. In the present season of my life, these words perfectly express my increasing … Continue reading Founded Forever: Psalm 119:145-152
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Righteous Forever:Psalm 119:137-144
Psalms 119:137-144 Righteous are you, O LORD, and right are your rules...Your righteousness is righteous forever, and your law is true... Concrete words for an abstract society. I cannot help but be puzzled by this society we live in today; this odd place in human history where opinion and sensation are elevated above logic and reason to the extent that even biologically … Continue reading Righteous Forever:Psalm 119:137-144
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Psalm 119:129-136
Psalms 119:129-136 Turn to me and be gracious to me, as is your way with those who love your name. Keep steady my steps according to your promise, and let no iniquity get dominion over me... ... because, O Lord, I need You. I am so weak, so unsteady, so prone to wander from Your … Continue reading Psalm 119:129-136
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Give Me Understanding: Psalm 119:121-128
Psalm 119:121-128 My eyes long for your salvation and for the fulfillment of your righteous promise. Deal with your servant according to your steadfast love and teach me your statutes. I am your servant; give me understanding that I may know your testimonies. . . As I have worked to commit this section to memory, … Continue reading Give Me Understanding: Psalm 119:121-128
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A Lamp to My Feet: Psalm 119:105-112
Psalms 119:105-112 Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. . . Ah, here we are -- a verse from my childhood. I memorized Psalm 119:105 when I was small, though at the time the words were merely poetry to me. How I often wish I could go back and talk to my childish … Continue reading A Lamp to My Feet: Psalm 119:105-112
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Sorrow for Sin: Psalm 119:25-32
Psalm 119: 25-32 There is much in this stanza that I may not have time to cover, but one major theme I see is a beautiful description of grief over sin, confession, and repentance. I love the progression here: the psalmist feeling weighed down and appealing to God to grant life by His word, the confession of the psalmist's own wayward … Continue reading Sorrow for Sin: Psalm 119:25-32
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Psalm 119:9
Psalm 119:9-16 Have you noticed the references to a journey in the psalm so far? The first and third verses talk of walking in His laws and ways, and now with verses 9 and 10, we pick up the idea of a path and of wandering from it. Perhaps it's my love for hiking, but the idea of sanctification … Continue reading Psalm 119:9
Running the Race 