With Jack Bailey
Scripture You are good and do only good; teach me your decrees. ~Psalm 119:68, NLT Quote The promises of God shine brighter in the darkness of affliction. ~C.H. Spurgeon The ninth stanza begins with the Hebrew letter ‘teth’ and the focus is on God’s word and His infinite goodness. The Hebrew word ‘tob’ [good…
Scripture With all my heart I want Your blessings. ~Psalm 119:58 Quote Making a living is not the same as making a life. ~David Compton The Eight stanza is Heth and it begins with “the LORD is my portion.” You could say, “the LORD is my inheritance or treasure.” The Psalmist understood that we cannot…
Scripture Your promise revives me; it comforts me in all my troubles. The proud hold me in utter contempt, but I do not turn away from your instructions. ~Psalm 119:50-51, NLT Quote The bible is alive, it speaks to me; it has feet, it runs after me; it has hands, it lays hold of me. ~Martin…
Scripture Do not snatch Your word of truth from me, for Your regulations are my only hope. Psalm 119:43, NLT Quote We need God’s word in our hearts not only to keep us from sin but to enable us to share the truth with others. ~Warren W. Wiersbe The sixth stanza is the Hebrew letter…
Scripture Make me walk along the path of Your commands, for that is where my happiness is found. ~Psalm 119:35, NLT Quote What we learn with the mind and understand with the heart must be obeyed by the will. ~Warren W. Wiersbe The fifth stanza of Psalm 119 is the Hebrew letter ‘he’ and again…
Scripture I weep with sorrow, encourage me by Your word. Psalm 119:28, NLT Quote We must be watchful after the victory as before the battle. ~Andrew Bonar This is the Daleth stanza and it reveals a despondent Psalmist, his face is in the dust. We do not know what happened but evidently, he was being…
Scripture Open my eyes to see the wonderful truths in Your instructions. ~Psalm 119:18, NLT Quote Those who refuse to conform to the world will be persecuted by the world. ~Warren W. Wiersbe The third stanza is Gimel and again the subject is GOD’S WORD. This stanza begins with the Psalmist commitment to obey God’s…
Scripture I have hidden Your word in my heart, that I might not sin against You. ~Psalm 119:11, NLT Quote It is easier to make a promise than to keep one and it is easier to learn the word of God than to live the word of God. ~Ya’akov In the second stanza of Psalm 119, every…
Scripture Joyful are people of integrity, who follow the instructions of the LORD. Joyful are those who obey his laws and search for him with all their hearts. ~Psalms 119:1-2, NLT Quote I have made a covenant with God that He sends me neither visions, dreams nor even angels. I am well satisfied with the gift…
Scripture Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever. ~Psalm 118:1, NIV Quote There is one thing better than THANKSGIVING and that is Thankful Living. ~Matthew Henry Psalm 118 is sandwiched in between the shortest Psalm [117] and the longest Psalm [119]. It was Martin Luther’s favorite and could have…