Today’s passage: Psalm 119:121-144
Helpful thoughts:
- Ayin
- The psalmist knows of God’s justice and desires to see it, knowing that he needs to learn God’s statutes in his own life.
- When we call for God’s justice, we should do so with humility knowing we too are guilty and that justice has been served for our sin through the suffering of Christ on the cross.
- The psalmist knows of God’s justice and desires to see it, knowing that he needs to learn God’s statutes in his own life.
- Pe
- God’s words and a life lived under His teaching is a blessing of grace.
- Verse 135 recalls the blessing of Numbers 6:24-26.
- Tsadhe
- The psalmist experiences trouble and anguish, presumably from those who forget God’s words.
- His way of escape is not against his foes, but toward God’s words. God’s Word enlightens his path in the midst of adversity.
- He knows how to respond because of God’s Word.
Questions to consider:
- When will the final fulfilment of God’s promises to those whom He declares righteous come? How does remembering that we are sinners who have been declared righteous by God’s grace give us perspective on how we view the world? How does this give us a greater love for God and a greater appreciation of His Word?
- How would the tears of verse 136 be tears of compassion and hurt as opposed to tears of anger? What does the psalmist acknowledge he needs in verse 132? How can this help us to obey the commands of Romans 12:14-21?
- If we were to counsel someone going through persecution to just read the Bible, how would that counsel be incomplete? What does God provide for us in the Bible that directs us in our steps in the midst of hardship?