Bet

I will delight in your statutes; I will not forget your word (Psa. 119:16 NRSV). More delighting in God's statutes.  In verse 14, the psalmist delighted  (but it uses a different… — January 22, 2012

I will meditate on your precepts and fix my eyes on your ways (Psa. 119:15 NRSV). Focus.  With fixed eyes, the psalmist is focused on God's precepts and God's… — January 15, 2012

I delight in the way of your decrees as much as in all riches (Psa. 119:14 NRSV). What do you delight in?  While I don't think it's going to happen,… — January 8, 2012

With my lips I declare all the ordinances of your mouth (Psa. 119:13 NRSV). The psalmist uses his lips to declare the ordinances of YHWH's mouth.  From God's mouth, to the psalmist's mouth. … — January 1, 2012

Blessed are you, O LORD; teach me your statutes (Psa. 119:12 NRSV). Why does the psalmist bless God?  Did God sneeze?  (If God sneezed would you say, "God bless… — December 18, 2011

I treasure your word in my heart,  so that I may not sin against you (Psa. 119:11 NRSV). The third verse in the Bet section is a familiar one,… — December 11, 2011

With my whole heart I seek you; Do not let me stray from your commandments (Psa. 119:10 NRSV). The psalmist understands that pursuit of God's laws are primarily a… — December 4, 2011

How can young people keep their way pure? By guarding it according to your word (Psa. 119:9 NRSV). Yeah, but do young people want to keep their way… — November 27, 2011