Psalm 119:153-160 “Resh”
Psalm 119:153153 Look on my affliction and deliver me,
for I do not forget your law. (ESV)
David asks for God’s mercy, and reminds God that he has been His faithful servant. David is not perfect, none of us are. But we still through our faith may boldly approach the throne of grace to ask for God’s mercy.
Psalm 119:154154 Plead my cause and redeem me;
give me life according to your promise! (ESV)
As Paul told Timothy, there is but one mediator between man and God, and that is Christ Jesus. It is He who pleads our cause and redeems us, and God revives us according to His word.
Psalm 119:155155 Salvation is far from the wicked,
for they do not seek your statutes. (ESV)
If we do not seek His statutes, if we are not abiding in His word, then we are not His disciples.
Psalm 119:156156 Great is your mercy, O Lord;
give me life according to your rules. (ESV)
God’s mercies are great and tender, and His word is the source of all of our revival.
Psalm 119:157157 Many are my persecutors and my adversaries,
but I do not swerve from your testimonies. (ESV)
Repeatedly David comes back in this Psalm to his torment at the hands of his enemies. How comforting it is to have God’s word as a refuge!
Psalm 119:158158 I look at the faithless with disgust,
because they do not keep your commands. (ESV)
The treacherous do indeed disgust us. We see the ungodly and ask, “Why?” We must guard ourselves against pride, but we should also guard ourselves against acceptance of their sin, lest we, as Paul warns us, “not only do them but give approval to those who practice them.”
Psalm 119:159159 Consider how I love your precepts!
Give me life according to your steadfast love. (ESV)
God provides us with revival according to His mercy, and His word is the eternal tool of our revival.
Psalm 119:160160 The sum of your word is truth,
and every one of your righteous rules endures forever. (ESV)
How many times do people reject just one small part of the Bible? How many times do people try to “pit the red words against the black words?” God forbid! The entirety of His word is truth. And every single part of it shall endure forever. Amen!
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