Psalm 119:105-112 “Nun”
Psalm 119:105105 Your word is a lamp to my feet
and a light to my path. (ESV)
One of the more familiar verses in the psalm, this one is very powerful (a keeper, as I would tell my wife…). God’s word lights our path of righteousness. What wondrous poetic imagery!
Psalm 119:106106 I have sworn an oath and confirmed it,
to keep your righteous rules. (ESV)
How have we sworn and confirmed that? By the very profession of faith that we make. We confess Jesus as Lord, and that confession carries with it the promise of allegiance. Are we true to that promise?
Psalm 119:107107 I am severely afflicted;
give me life, O Lord, according to your word! (ESV)
Once again, David recognizes his own inability to get himself out of trouble, and rightfully so. Only God can revive us, and His word is the vessel of our revival.
Psalm 119:108108 Accept my freewill offerings of praise, O Lord,
and teach me your rules. (ESV)
Do we pray to God not only our praises and supplications, but also that our praises and supplications will be acceptable to Him as well? Do we pray that our prayers will be according to His will, as John advises us?
Psalm 119:109109 I hold my life in my hand continually,
but I do not forget your law. (ESV)
Our lives are in our own hands, in the sense that we constantly expose ourselves to danger. But again, in the face of danger, we do not forget His law.
Psalm 119:110110 The wicked have laid a snare for me,
but I do not stray from your precepts. (ESV)
In the face of traps from the wicked, we do not forget His law.
Psalm 119:111111 Your testimonies are my heritage forever,
for they are the joy of my heart. (ESV)
Do we rejoice at God’s law? Do we take it as a heritage and pass it along to our children?
Psalm 119:112112 I incline my heart to perform your statutes
forever, to the end. (ESV)
It is not enough to say that we believe in Jesus. As James reminds us, even the demons believe and tremble. But we must, like the psalmist, incline our heart to perform His statutes forever. Amen.
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