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From The Pastor's Study: July 2014

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From The Pastor's Study. Tuesday, July 29, 2014. In today’s meditation we find two outstanding themes that recur throughout this Psalm 119, those being danger and duty. Although the psalmist often found himself in danger, he remained constant in his duty. Is what it means to be “a good soldier of Jesus Christ” (2Timothy 2:3). Psalms 119:109 My soul is continually in my hand: yet do I not forget thy law. To have one’s soul or life in one’s hand is to be in danger of losing it. In his hand means that he wa...

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From The Pastor's Study: December 2014

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From The Pastor's Study. Saturday, December 27, 2014. We now arrive at the last verse of the octave of Psalm 119 entitled Samech. Psalms 119:120 My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; and I am afraid of thy judgments. The Bible is the most comforting book in the world to those who receive it as it is in truth, the word of God. But it can also be the most terrifying book if you consider the judgments that God has pronounced in it. The God of the Bible is certainly no Being to be trifled with. Now it speaks ...

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From The Pastor's Study: April 2015

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From The Pastor's Study. Saturday, April 18, 2015. Today’s meditation brings us to the last verse of the octave of Psalm 119 entitled Ain. Psalms 119:128 Therefore I esteem all thy precepts concerning all things to be right; and I hate every false way. Like the verse that precedes this one, it begins with the word therefore. So the thought expressed in this verse results from the thought expressed in the verse before it. And he loved them above fine gold because men made void God’s law. There is not one ...

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From The Pastor's Study: August 2014

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From The Pastor's Study. Tuesday, August 26, 2014. Today’s meditation turns a searchlight onto our heart and reveals how much we truly value the Scriptures. Psalms 119:111 Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they are the rejoicing of my heart. Let’s begin by defining the word heritage. Heritage – That which has been or may be inherited; any property, and esp. land, which devolves by right of inheritance. Have you ever thought of your Bible as an inheritance? The saints, see verse 1)...

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From The Pastor's Study: November 2014

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From The Pastor's Study. Wednesday, November 19, 2014. The next verse of Psalm 119 that we take up today makes the same request to God as was made in the previous verse. Both the previous verse and today’s verse are a prayer to be upheld by the Lord. Psalms 119:117 Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe: and I will have respect unto thy statutes continually. Is the same as to uphold. Scripture is very clear on this point. Safety is of the Lord. Makest me dwell in safety. The surprise attack is always the o...

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From The Pastor's Study: January 2015

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From The Pastor's Study. Tuesday, January 27, 2015. Today we take up the second verse of the octave of Psalm 119 entitled Ain. This verse continues the theme of the preceding verse in that it too is a prayer to be delivered from oppression. Psalms 119:122 Be surety for thy servant for good: let not the proud oppress me. Let it first be noted that this is one of the four verses of Psalm 119 that does not use one of the ten words used in the Psalm to refer to God’s written word. Be surety for thy. In makin...

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From The Pastor's Study: Psalm 119:133

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From The Pastor's Study. Thursday, July 2, 2015. Today’s verse from our meditations on Psalm 119 is a prayer that I use often for reasons that should be clear as I comment on it. Psalms 119:133 Order my steps in thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me. When we consider the usage of the word order. In the first clause of this verse as it is applied to ordering the psalmist’s steps, the word is speaking of regulating, directing, or governing his steps. In the second clause of the verse.

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From The Pastor's Study: July 2015

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From The Pastor's Study. Friday, July 31, 2015. It has been over two weeks since I submitted my last meditation online. Some extra things are going on this summer, which is not unusual for me. I write and edit these blogs as I am able. So off we go with today’s meditation as we near the end of the octave of Psalm 119 entitled Pe. Psalms 119:135 Make thy face to shine upon thy servant; and teach me thy statutes. Now just what is the psalmist asking of the Lord when He prays: make thy. 26 The LORD lift up ...

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From The Pastor's Study: March 2015

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From The Pastor's Study. Saturday, March 21, 2015. Today’s verse from Psalm 119 is a prayer that I find myself praying from time to time since it so clearly describes the age in which we live. Psalms 119:126 It is time for thee, LORD, to work: for they have made void thy law. Now just what is it for someone to make void. The law of God? Void – Of speech, action, etc.:. Ineffective, useless, leading to no result. Can apply to many different things. I have selected the above definition of void. The followi...