Thoughts on Psalm 119

[Annette]

So much in this Psalm. I wondered what has stood out to you in this Psalm (othet than the length).

[Annette]

11 minutes ago, Yowm said:

I'm no expert on this Psalm that has 22 equal sections of 8 verses each and each section starts off with the next letter of the Hebrew alphabet.

The words such as 'word', 'precept', 'commandment', 'law', 'testimony', 'statutes' etc., seem interchangeable.

Love what you shared Yowm

[Wayne222]

This Psalm gives great weight to God's law. And we can use the precepts in it for the rest of word including the new testament. How I love thy law it is my meditation all day. I can take that and say how I love Jesus he is on my thoughts all day.

[Neighbor]

2 hours ago, Annette said:

So much in this Psalm. I wondered what has stood out to you in this Psalm (othet than the length).

Had the fine privilege of studying Psalm 119 for half a year under the teaching of an excellent  professor. He taught our Sunday school class at church. That was some twenty years ago. He is now retired the College closed, but he still teaches Sunday school to many here. That half a year was a fine time of learning as we went through the acrostic song we know as Psalm 119.

It is more than just fun  to revisit, it is a vital encouragement in the process of resisting the persecutions that come as result of knowing God and relying on Sola Scriptura alone. That is what stands out,  the continuous message of how to persevere when persecution comes as it has, does, and will.

Charles Haddon Spurgeon 's Treasury Of David devoted some 349 pages of his notes to Psalm 119 alone. See https://www.biblestudytools.com/commentaries/treasury-of-david/psalms-119-1.html for one attempt at translation and preservation of his work.

Plus the Archive at  http://archive.spurgeon.org/treasury/treasury.php

Edited August 5, 2018 by Neighbor

[Annette]

2 hours ago, Neighbor said:

Had the fine privilege of studying Psalm 119 for half a year under the teaching of an excellent  professor. He taught our Sunday school class at church. That was some twenty years ago. He is now retired the College closed, but he still teaches Sunday school to many here. That half a year was a fine time of learning as we went through the acrostic song we know as Psalm 119.

It is more than just fun  to revisit, it is a vital encouragement in the process of resisting the persecutions that come as result of knowing God and relying on Sola Scriptura alone. That is what stands out,  the continuous message of how to persevere when persecution comes as it has, does, and will.

Charles Haddon Spurgeon 's Treasury Of David devoted some 349 pages of his notes to Psalm 119 alone. See https://www.biblestudytools.com/commentaries/treasury-of-david/psalms-119-1.html for one attempt at translation and preservation of his work.

Plus the Archive at  http://archive.spurgeon.org/treasury/treasury.php

Wow, thank you Neighbor.  I look forward to having a look at what you have shared.  Thank you for taking the time to share. 

[Annette]

3 hours ago, Wayne222 said:

This Psalm gives great weight to God's law. And we can use the precepts in it for the rest of word including the new testament. How I love thy law it is my meditation all day. I can take that and say how I love Jesus he is on my thoughts all day.

Thank you so much Wayne. What a great place to get to, where we can say that we are constantly mediating on God's Word.

[Wayne222]

11 minutes ago, Annette said:

Thank you so much Wayne. What a great place to get to, where we can say that we are constantly mediating on God's Word.

Yes so true. God's word sister is always showing us light throughout the day. It encourages us and strengthen us. I was mediating on eph 5 a lot about imitating God. I think it goes far beyond just copy God. But becoming more like him in our ways. I got to read the psalmist more. I still love Psalm 23. It says a lot. We go through the valley's so many times. It reminds us Jesus is our shepherd. Sorry to get onto a different psalm lol. I do like 119. When I was a teenager and a part of the world wide church of God that Psalm was a go to. Image this world if we pratice the precepts of ps 119. Thanks Annette. 

[Annette]

On 8/5/2018 at 8:38 PM, Wayne222 said:

Yes so true. God's word sister is always showing us light throughout the day. It encourages us and strengthen us. I was mediating on eph 5 a lot about imitating God. I think it goes far beyond just copy God. But becoming more like him in our ways. I got to read the psalmist more. I still love Psalm 23. It says a lot. We go through the valley's so many times. It reminds us Jesus is our shepherd. Sorry to get onto a different psalm lol. I do like 119. When I was a teenager and a part of the world wide church of God that Psalm was a go to. Image this world if we pratice the precepts of ps 119. Thanks Annette. 

Thanks for sharing Wayne. It is great that you get so much from the Psalms. 

If God's Word is our light and lamp,  we should want to make as much use of it as we can.