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… — December 18, 2011
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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,… — December 11, 2011
Read onWandering 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… — December 4, 2011
Read onGot 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… — November 27, 2011
Read onKind of, sort of, or utterly forsaken? (Psalm 119:8)
"I will observe your statutes; do not utterly forsake me" (Psa. 119:8 NRSV). With this verse, we finish the first of 22 stanzas of Psalm 119 where each… — November 13, 2011
Read onRighteous! (Psalm 119:7)
"I will praise you with an upright heart, when I learn your righteous ordinances" (Psa. 119:7 NRSV). In verse 6, the psalmist spoke of shame-avoidance, in verse 7… — November 6, 2011
Read onShame avoidance (Psalm 119:6)
"Then I shall not be put to shame, having my eyes fixed on all your commandments" (Psa. 119:6 NRSV). Psalm 119 is the longest prayer in Scripture. The… — October 30, 2011
Read onA wish for “captivity” (Psalm 119:5)
"O that my ways may be steadfast in keeping your statutes" (Psalm 119:5). The psalmist exposes the desire of their heart here. It's not exactly a prayer, more of… — October 24, 2011
Read onInforming God what he already knows (Psalm 119:4)
"You have commanded your precepts to be kept diligently" (Psalm 119:4). Only 172 verses to go. (I'm blogging one verse from Psalm 119 each Sunday.) And you thought… — October 16, 2011
Read onDo no wrong? (Psalm 119:3)
...who also do no wrong, but walk in his ways (Psalm 119:3). I shouldn't cut this sentence in half, but I've committed to only focus on one verse per… — October 9, 2011
Read onAn incredibly attractive God (Psalm 119:2)
Blessed are those who keep his testimonies, who seek him with their whole heart. The second verse in this longest psalm reiterates the idea of blessing from verse… — October 2, 2011
Read onHow blameless are you? (Psalm 119:1)
"Blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the law of the LORD" (Psalm 119:1). So, I'm blessed as long as I can keep my way… — September 25, 2011
Read on“Xylophones I will use to praise your word”
What inspires poetry? Most often it is romantic love. The inspiration for the longest love song in Scripture is Scripture itself. This particular song is also the longest prayer in the… — September 18, 2011
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