Psalm 119:153-176
English
Standard Version (ESV)
Resh
153
Look on my affliction and deliver me,
for I do not forget your
law.
154
Plead my cause and redeem me;
give me life according
to your promise!
155
Salvation is far from the wicked,
for they do not seek
your statutes.
156
Great is your mercy, O Lord;
give me life according
to your rules.
157
Many are my persecutors and my adversaries,
but I do not swerve from
your testimonies.
158
I look at the faithless with disgust,
because they do not keep
your commands.
159
Consider how I love your precepts!
Give me life according
to your steadfast love.
160
The sum of your word is truth,
and every one of your
righteous rules endures forever.
Sin and Shin
161
Princes persecute me without cause,
but my heart stands in
awe of your words.
162
I rejoice at your word
like one who finds great
spoil.
163
I hate and abhor falsehood,
but I love your law.
164
Seven times a day I praise you
for your righteous
rules.
165
Great peace have those who love your law;
nothing can make them
stumble.
166
I hope for your salvation, O Lord,
and I do your
commandments.
167
My soul keeps your testimonies;
I love them exceedingly.
168
I keep your precepts and testimonies,
for all my ways are
before you.
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169
Let my cry come before you, O Lord;
give me understanding
according to your word!
170
Let my plea come before you;
deliver me according to
your word.
171
My lips will pour forth praise,
for you teach me your
statutes.
172
My tongue will sing of your word,
for all your
commandments are right.
173
Let your hand be ready to help me,
for I have chosen your
precepts.
174
I long for your salvation, O Lord,
and your law is my
delight.
175
Let my soul live and praise you,
and let your rules help
me.
176
I have
gone astray like a lost sheep; seek your servant,
for I do not forget your
commandments.
This
is a long passage today so I am a going to write just a little! As I read this I had to examine my own
life. These are the questions that I had
to ask myself and urge you to do the same:
1.
Do
I keep God’s laws? Love the Lord your
God with all your heart, soul, and mind and love your neighbor as yourself.
2.
Do
I cling to God’s promise that there is a better life than what I have or do I
just want what this world can offer?
3.
Do
I really believe that God’s mercy and His rules are the best for me?
4.
Do
I believe God’s word is true?
5.
Do
I rejoice in reading His word or is it yet another task to get done for the
day?
6.
Do
I frown upon sin, wanting to stay as far away from it as possible or do I
embrace it as someone’s choice?
7.
Do
I truly put all my ways before the Lord or do I struggle to want to do it my
way?
8.
Am
I crying out to the Lord or just complaining to Him?
9.
How
much do I give God the praise?
10.How often do I tell
others of His love?
11.Have I asked God to seek
me and bring me back to the fold or am I just a wandering sheep?
As
you seek Him today, call out to Him and He will find you.
Seeking
Him with all my heart,
Sheila
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