Psa 119 – God's Word

Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the LORD. Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek him with the whole heart. They also do no iniquity: they walk in his ways. Thou hast commanded us to keep thy precepts diligently. O that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes! Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect unto all thy commandments. I will praise thee with uprightness of heart, when I shall have learned thy righteous judgments. I will keep thy statutes: O forsake me not utterly. Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word.
(Psa 119:1-9)

Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and thy law is the truth.
(Psa 119:142)

God’s Word in any facet brings blessing…. Same as with the Sermon on the Mount! A happiness that He meant for us to receive.

1. God's law (vs. 1); this is enacted by him as our Sovereign. The moral character of God.

This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.
(Jos 1:8)

Prosperous: Breakthrough, moving forwards, make progress,…

Success: Wisdom, understanding, prudence, be circumspect, with insight, act wisely….

I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way. O when wilt thou come unto me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart.
(Psa 101:2)

2. His way (vs. 1); God’s course. Manner, habit, nature

Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
(Pro 22:6)

And David went out whithersoever Saul sent him, and behaved himself wisely: and Saul set him over the men of war, and he was accepted in the sight of all the people, and also in the sight of Saul's servants.
(1Sa 18:5)

3. His testimonies (vs. 1) ; they are solemnly declared to the world. His declaration over us as His Children, His Redeemed, His love, Our calling (1 Pet 2:9) etc

In return we declare His glory! Because He has called us out of darkness into His marvelous light.

And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.
(Rev 12:11)

4. His commandments (vs. 6); given with authority. We respond to obedience in Love…. Not grudgingly.

If ye love me, keep my commandments.
(John 14:15)

5. His precepts (vs. 4);
A rule or principle prescribing a particular course of action or conduct. 'To inspect’. To be kept diligently as it governs out entirely life. There a sense of being careful in our action or conduct. There is a direction that we take moving forward as though climbing a staircase, the next stair (precept/line) being the launching pad to the next. Denoting a sense of positive progression in our Christian pilgrimage from glory to glory.

For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little:
(Isa 28:10)

6. His word, or saying; it is the declaration of his mind.
Journey, direction of the course of life for us.

Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.
(Psa 119:105)


7. His judgments (vs. 7); just character of God. Always viewed as negative, but there is a positive side. God judges with justice and righteousness. Unlike us who judge by our own sub-standards (most of the time over the limit).

Judge not, that ye be not judged. For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.
(Mat 7:1-2)

8. His righteousness (vs. 7); it is the rule and standard of what is right.

According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:
(Eph 1:4)


9. His statutes (vs. 5); they are always binding.
Ordinance, limit, something prescribed by God and must be kept.

It shall be a Sabbath of rest unto you, and ye shall afflict your souls, by a statute forever.
(Lev 16:31)


10. His truth or faithfulness; it is eternal truth, it shall endure for ever. Coming face to face with our reality and the reality of God Himself.

John 8:
32 And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free .


The promises of God to those who keep His Word with reap the benefit of posterity…. Passing on blessings, double portion (Elijah to Elisha) which goes on for generation…. Blessings to a thousand generations.

And showing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.
(Exo 20:6)

Because that Abraham obeyed my voice , and kept my charge , my commandments , my statutes , and my laws .
(Gen 26:5)















Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.
(Psa 119:105)

David's Psalm on the Word of God is penned out of a man's deep experience not merely an intellectual exercise. That is why we are taught to be doers and not just hearers (Jam 1:22), also warning that hearing without obedience will end up in a bad situation of deceiving ourselves. People say that the farthest distance for understanding is only about a feet away, i.e. between the brain and the heart. Unless the Word of God gets right down to the recesses of our heart, it avails little benefit to us.

Psalm 119 begins with the word ‘Blessed’ (meaning ‘happy’) as did Jesus on the Sermon on the Mount in Matt 6-7. The experience to taking God’s Word to heart has a happiness attached. Could it be that we lack true happiness and embark on the journey to search for it through ‘things’ and people that don’t have a lasting effect on us. Perhaps Jesus, through the Sermon on the Mount is telling us that we don’t have to look further. Rather it is found in His Word; only we have to be diligent in gleaning the gems through reading, meditation and obedience (Josh 1:8).

Why the lamp and light?
Our steps of faith can’t be taken blindly. In order to progress forward we need to see clearly thus needing a lamp, especially in these last days where there is much spiritual darkness. We keep asking God for His will for our lives to be revealed but don’t bother to have light shed to show us the next step in our pilgrim’s progress.

Firstly, there has to be the lamp, the Word of God. We need to carry it for ourselves. We need to handle God’s Word for ourselves to experience the warnings, the testimonies, the promises, the guidance, etc. We can’t be dependent on or family members or pastors to carry the Lamp on our behalf. Eventually we will have to take our own paths in steps toward maturity.

Secondly, the brighter the light, the farther the vision we see in the fulfillment of our spiritual destiny. Without which we will be living aimless lives or chasing after some rainbow that may end in misery and disillusionment. We can end up at the end of our days in regret. God never meant for us to live to regret the live He has given us. Can our lives live up to one such as Jacob in Gen 47:10 to bless the most powerful man of his time? It’s only the greater than will bless the lesser. What a spiritual destiny that Jacob fulfilled in his life to be a blessor. The brighter light comes with greater anointing of the Spirit of God whom Jesus promised to send as He returned to the Father in Heaven. Although we may not see too far into the future, but even in the dungeons of Egypt, the young man Joseph held on knowing that what man meant for evil, God meant for good.

How much do we have of the Word in our lives to be living truth to set us free in the journey from Glory to Glory in Christ our Lord?