With Jack Bailey
Scripture Your laws are wonderful. No wonder I obey them! The teaching of your word gives light, so even the simple can understand. ~Psalm 119:129-130, NLT Quote If the Israelites had obeyed God’s commandments, there is no imagining how much God would have blessed them. ~Ya’akov This stanza contains a progression and everything begins with worship…
Scripture Please guarantee a blessing for me. Don’t let the arrogant oppress me! ~Psalm 119:122, NLT Quote God’s delays are not denials. ~Warren W. Wiersbe For the first time in Psalm 119, the word ‘oppress’ appears. Oppression happens when power or authority is abused. When those in power take advantage of the weak and helpless…
SCRIPTURE You are my refuge and my shield; your word is my source of hope. ~Psalm 119:114, NLT QUOTE The LORD protects us that He might equip us to engage the enemy and fight the battle. ~Warren W. Wiersbe If the life of faith consisted only of reading, studying and meditating on the word of…
Scripture Your word is a lamp to guide my feet and a light for my path. ~Psalm 119:105, NLT Quote There are two paths in life–one is right and the other is wrong: God’s word is the light that helps us find the right path. ~Ya-akov Practically everyone has committed Psalm 119:105 to memory. It…
Scripture Oh, how I love your instructions! I think about them all day long. ~Psalm 119:97, NLT Quote Obedience is the instrument of spiritual knowledge. ~F.W. Robertson This is the 13th stanza of Psalm 119 and like all the rest, the subject is the word of God. Never has there been so…
Scripture Your eternal word, O LORD, stands firm in heaven. ~Psalm 119:89, NLT Quote Though born in eternity past, God’s infallible word is rooted in history and speaks to every generation that will listen. ~Warren W. Wiersbe Stanza 12 begins with the Hebrew letter lamedh. It begins with a strong statement about the word of…
Scripture My eyes are straining to see your promises come true. When will you comfort me?….How long must I wait? When will you punish those who persecute me? ~Psalm 119:82-84, NLT Quote Your Father in heaven loves you too much to harm you, and He is too wise to make a mistake. ~Robert T. Ketcham…
Scripture You made me; you created me. Now give me the sense to follow your commands. ~Psalm 119:73, NLT Quote When all else fails, read the instructions. ~Agnes Allen The tenth stanza of Psalm 119 is the Hebrew letter ‘yodh’ and the subject has not changed, nor will it–we are still thinking about the WORD…
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…