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God’s WordPs. 119
Described, Exalted and Praised
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• Ps. 119 is the longest chapter in the Bible with 176 verses
• It is divided into 22 sections and each section begins with a letter of the Hebrew alphabet
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• This chapter exalts and praises the Word of God
• “The greatest feature of this Psalm is it being a tribute to the Law of God.” Bill Jackson
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•I. Ten words used in this chapter to describe God’s
Word
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1. Testimonies
• “to bear witness or testimony”• They are styled testimonies
because “they are solemnly declared to the world”
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Ps. 119:2
• Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek him with the whole heart
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2. Commandments
• “to command, order or ordain”• God’s commandments are
“given with authority and lodged with us as a trust”
• The commandments tell us what to do and what not to do
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• They provide the boundaries of obedience
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Ps. 119:172
• My tongue shall speak of thy word: for all thy commandments are righteousness
103. Precepts (directive, order, guide, prescription)
• “to take notice or care of a thing, to attend, have respect to, to appoint, to visit”
• These precepts are God’s rules which have been “prescribed to us”
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Ps. 119:104
• Through thy precepts I get understanding: therefore I hate every false way.
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4. Word
• “to discourse, utter one’s sentiments (feelings or thoughts), speak intelligently”
• This is a favorite word of the inspired writers to refer to all of the inspired revelation – the Bible
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Ps. 119:89
• For ever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven.
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5. Law
• “direct, guide, teach, make straight, or even, to point forward”
• God’s law shows us what is right and wrong
• It encourages us to do right
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Ps. 119:142
• Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and thy law is the truth.
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6. Way
• “to proceed, go on, walk, tread”
• The ways of God point to His providence over us and to our obedient response to the way of life He wants us to follow
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Ps. 119:30
• I have chosen the way of truth: thy judgments have I laid before me.
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7. Truth
• “to make steady, constant, to settle, trust, believe”“God’s truth may be accepted in all confidence because He cannot lie”
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• The Bible said it; that settles it; I believe it
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Ps. 119:151
• Thou art near, O LORD; and all thy commandments are truth.
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8. Judgments
• “to judge, determine, regulate, order, and discern”
• They are called judgments because by them “we must both judge and be judged”
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• They help us to determine right over wrong
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Ps. 119:75
• I know, O LORD, that thy judgments are right, and that thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me.
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9. Righteousness
• “to do justice, to give full weight”
• To be righteous we must give to God His due and to others their due as well
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Ps. 119:172
• My tongue shall speak of thy word: for all thy commandments are righteousness
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10. Statutes
• “to mark, trace out, describe, and ordain”
• In God’s statutes we have marked out for us the direction for our journey; the manner of life we are to live is clearly described
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Ps. 119:117
• Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe: and I will have respect unto thy statutes continually.
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•II.“True-Hearted, Whole-Hearted”
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• The title of this section is taken from a song written by Frances R. Havergal – the music was written by George C. Stebbins
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• Ps. 119 is a clear call for the true in heart and the whole in heart to serve God
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Ps. 119:2,10,34,69
• Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek him with the whole heart.
• With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments.
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• Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart.
• The proud have forged a lie against me: but I will keep thy precepts with my whole heart.
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• The heart in these verses refers to the heart of man – The heart consists of mans intellect, emotions, will-power and conscience
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•III. “How Shall The Young Secure Their Hearts?”
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• This is the title of a song written by Isaac Watt and set to music by Beethoven
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Ps. 119:9-11
• Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word. With my whole heart have I sought thee…
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• O let me not wander from thy commandments. Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against the.
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• The following kept their way clean by heeding the Word of God:
• Joseph• Daniel• Jesus
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• Verse 11 pictures for us the greatest thing in this world (God’s word) hidden in the greatest human vessel (man’s heart) producing the greatest fruit (not sinning against God)
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• Here is God’s formula for all – young and old and all in between – to secure their hearts