Gimel

Your decrees are my delight, they are my counselors (Psalm 119:24 NRSV). Once again the psalmist "delights" in the commands of God.  The word "delight" appears ten times in… — March 25, 2012

Even though princes sit plotting against me, your servant will meditate on your statutes (Psalm 119:23 NRSV). Enemies have gathered together against their common foe.  You.  They are… — March 18, 2012

Take away from me their scorn and contempt for I have kept your precepts (Psalm 119:22 NRSV). The anticedent for "their" here comes from Psalm 119:21, the insolent, accursed… — March 12, 2012

You rebuke the insolent, accursed ones, who wander from your commandments (Psalm 119:21 NRSV). The psalmist is informing YHWH about something that he already knows.  Which is something… — March 4, 2012

My soul is consumed with longing for your ordinances at all times (Psalm 119:20 NRSV). This is my favorite verse in Psalm 119, and one of my favorites… — February 27, 2012

I live as an alien in the land; do not hide your commandments from me (Psalm 119:19 NRSV). The first half of this verse could be translated as "Alien… — February 19, 2012

Open my eyes, so that I may behold wondrous things out of your law (Psalm 119:18 NRSV). How would God feel about answering this prayer? The psalmist's chief concern… — February 12, 2012

Deal bountifully with your servant, so that I may live and observe your word (Psalm 119:17 NRSV). In this verse, Psalm 119 moves into the Gimel section, where each of the eight verses begins… — February 5, 2012