“My soul is crushed with longingAfter Your ordinances at all times.You rebuke the arrogant, the cursed,Who wander from Your commandments.Take away reproach and contempt from me,For I observe Your testimonies.Even though princes sit and talk against me,Your servant meditates on Your statutes.Your testimonies also are my delight;They are my counselors.” (Psalm 119:20-24 NASB1995) The speaker, … Continue reading God Rebuking the Arrogant
Psalms
Give Me Understanding
“I have done justice and righteousness;Do not leave me to my oppressors.Be surety for Your servant for good;Do not let the arrogant oppress me.My eyes fail with longing for Your salvationAnd for Your righteous word.Deal with Your servant according to Your lovingkindnessAnd teach me Your statutes.I am Your servant; give me understanding,That I may know … Continue reading Give Me Understanding
My Hiding Place
“I hate those who are double-minded,But I love Your law.You are my hiding place and my shield;I wait for Your word.Depart from me, evildoers,That I may observe the commandments of my God.Sustain me according to Your word, that I may live;And do not let me be ashamed of my hope.Uphold me that I may be … Continue reading My Hiding Place
God’s Commands, My Delight!
“If Your law had not been my delight,Then I would have perished in my affliction.I will never forget Your precepts,For by them You have revived me.I am Yours, save me;For I have sought Your precepts.” (Psalm 119:92-94 NASB1995) We who believe in Jesus Christ are under the New Covenant God has with his people of … Continue reading God’s Commands, My Delight!
From My Distress I Called
5 From my distress I called upon the Lord;The Lord answered me and set me in a large place.6 The Lord is for me; I will not fear;What can man do to me?15 The sound of joyful shouting and salvation is in the tents of the righteous;The right hand of the Lord does valiantly.19 Open … Continue reading From My Distress I Called
The Lord, My Salvation
8 It is better to take refuge in the LordThan to trust in man.9 It is better to take refuge in the LordThan to trust in princes.14 The Lord is my strength and song,And He has become my salvation.28 You are my God, and I give thanks to You;You are my God, I extol You.29 … Continue reading The Lord, My Salvation
God’s Righteous Ordinances
“Salvation is far from the wicked,For they do not seek Your statutes.”“The sum of Your word is truth,And every one of Your righteous ordinances is everlasting.” (Psalm 119:155,160 NASB1995) Who are the wicked in the eyes of God? They are all who live wickedly, in practice. They are liars, deceivers, adulterers, murderers, and all who … Continue reading God’s Righteous Ordinances
My Walk of Faith
“Righteous are You, O Lord,And upright are Your judgments.You have commanded Your testimonies in righteousnessAnd exceeding faithfulness.My zeal has consumed me,Because my adversaries have forgotten Your words.Your word is very pure,Therefore Your servant loves it.I am small and despised,Yet I do not forget Your precepts.Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness,And Your law is truth.Trouble and … Continue reading My Walk of Faith
Run With It 