To the choirmaster. Hand these out to family and friends to share encouragement and faith. What are the top sermon themes? This is not a piece of armor we put on and wear, but one we must keep sharp and use daily. Therefore I love Thy commandments above gold, yea, above fine gold. Psalms 126 - 131. In delineating the character of a child, Earle says: "His soul is yet a white paper unscribbled with observations of the world, wherewith at length it becomes a blurred note-book," Page 14. To trust that this is not true means that everything else the Bible claims is suspect; therefore, claiming the promises while ignoring the commands is irrational. If much that we hear be true, a society to circulate Bibles is a most irrational and wasteful expenditure of energy and money. 128. Commentary. And, again, concerning His cross Isaiah says thus: I have stretched out my hands all the day long …Irenæus—The Demonstration of the Apostolic Preaching, Progress of Reform in GermanyLuther's mysterious disappearance excited consternation throughout all Germany. God's word is a candle which may be held in the hand to give us light in every dark place and chamber; and it is a general light shining upon all his works, and upon all our ways. 17:6; Num. It states that it is the inspired Word of God (2 Timothy 3:16), that it is true (Psalm 119:160; John 17:17), and that it is the guidebook for our lives (Psalm 119:105; Luke 4:4). [255] In this place He also renders the cause of His death: for His descent into hell was the salvation of them that had passed away. By the perspicacious teachings of Scripture, we are given guidance, and “in keeping them there is great reward” (Psalm 19:11). 3:17]; Heb. A Psalm of David. All rights reserved. You have commanded us To keep Your precepts diligently. Bible Gateway Plus makes studying Scripture easier than ever. We desire for God’s voice to influence us more than the voices of the world. If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. NUN “Your word (Hebrew: dabar) is a lamp to my feet, and a light for my path” (v. 105). Oh, that my ways were directed To keep Your statutes! Daily Prayer. This sentence is from Psalm cxix. Call upon His name; Make known His deeds among the peoples! Psalm 119: This psalm is an acrostic poem, the stanzas of which begin with successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet; moreover, the verses of each stanza begin with the same letter of the Hebrew alphabet.Blessed are those whose ways are blameless, who walk according to the law of the It is perfect, true, right, and sure (Psalm 19:8–9). The Word of God is clear. Send a message: Click here Call on the phone: 615-322-2865 Write a letter: Vanderbilt University Divinity Library 419 21st Ave., S. Nashville, TN 37203-2427 127. Therefore I esteem all Thy precepts concerning all things to be right; and I hate every false way.' The entrance of his words. It gives light to our paths (Psalm 119:105). Oh, that my ways were directed To keep Your statutes! 26 (AA)He sent Moses His servant,And Aaron whom He had chosen.27 They (AB)performed His signs among them,And wonders in the land of Ham.28 He sent darkness, and made it dark;And they did not rebel against His word.29 (AC)He turned their waters into blood,And killed their fish.30 (AD)Their land abounded with frogs,Even in the chambers of their kings.31 (AE)He spoke, and there came swarms of flies,And lice in all their territory.32 (AF)He gave them hail for rain,And flaming fire in their land.33 (AG)He struck their vines also, and their fig trees,And splintered the trees of their territory.34 (AH)He spoke, and locusts came,Young locusts without number,35 And ate up all the vegetation in their land,And devoured the fruit of their ground.36 (AI)He also [c]destroyed all the firstborn in their land,(AJ)The first of all their strength. Its meaning is comprehensible even to children and the simple. Meditations on the Excellencies of the Word of God - א ALEPH Blessed are the undefiled in the way, Who walk in the law of the Lord!