Bet

Delighting, forgetting and 9% (Psalm 119:16)

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…
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Mouth to mouth (Psalm 119:13)

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. …
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Did God sneeze? (Psalm 119:12)

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…
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Like a baby (Psalm 119:11)

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,…
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Wandering is a bad thing (Psalm 119:10)

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…
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Got purity? (Psalm 119:9)

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…
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