Psalms 119:166 LORD, I have hoped for thy salvation, and done thy commandments.

Throughout his life, David has acknowledged his sin. He often felt that he had lost all chances of sanctity, and that he had incurred the fatal results of breaking the commandments of God (...

Psalms 119:165 Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them.

In the demanding fast-moving world of today, peace seems to be the elusive virtue. It escapes our mind and spirit, and leaves a frustration in our hearts that is all too often channe...

Psalms 119:164 Seven times a day do I praise thee because of thy righteous judgments.

Jewish traditions willed that a pious man would praise God seven times a day. Twice in the morning before reading the Decalogue, and once after; twice in the evening before the same re...

Psalms 119:163 I hate and abhor lying: but thy law do I love.

I would say, there at least three forms of lying. The lying to man, which we do to man; we try as much as possible to not to consciously do. There is the lying which we do to lying to ourselves, which is m...

Psalms 119:162 I rejoice at thy word, as one that findeth great spoil.

It is our God-given human nature to appreciate, cherish and protect the fruit of our labor and hard work more than what is simply given to us for free. Salvation is free. There is nothing we can do ...

Psalms 119:161 Princes have persecuted me without a cause: but my heart standeth in awe of thy word.

Brother, t’is one thing to suffer for the sins we know; it is even understandable to suffer for the sins we don’t know; but oh how hard it is to suffer without a cause! ...

Psalms 119:160 Thy word is true from the beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth for ever.

NOTE: The Hebrew text actually says: “The beginning of thy Word is truth…”

From the beginning, God’s Word has been our link with Salvation: our retur...

Psalms 119:159 Consider how I love thy precepts: quicken me, O LORD, according to thy lovingkindness.

Throughout his pleading, begging, praying, David had one yearning request: SALVATION. He lived his life longing for the promised restoration of his spirit, for his soul...

Psalms 119:158 I beheld the transgressors, and was grieved; because they kept not thy word.

I recently heard this song about a carpenter who finally decides to retire. As he hangs up his hammer he says, “I don’t want to drive another nail”. Later, on Easter morning his...

Psalms 119:157 Many are my persecutors and mine enemies; yet do I not decline from thy testimonies.

David was a godly man. He was godly because of his great love for God, his great faith in God, and because of his great repentance from his sins. His heart was truly yie...