Ps.119 vs17-48

The author of this Psalm is devoted to the Laws of God. They were his strength and salvation in the face of his enemies. He lived to obey them. He had faith in God and believed His promises. Obeying God's Laws kept him strong in the face of those who persecuted him. The Law of God showed him the direction to take in his life. We can not keep Gods Law perfectly. Thank God for sending His Son, Jesus Christ, who kept it for us and was our Holy Perfect Sacrifice! He is our strength, and only through His Spirit can we grow to have a love of His Laws. Let us read and meditate upon His Word and learn to love His Laws. Keep in mind the summary of the Law of God: Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, with all thy soul, with all thy mind, with all thy strength. The second is this: Love thy neighbor as thyself. Mark 12:30-31, Luke 10:27

17- Do good to Your servant and I will live; I will obey Your word. Open my eyes that I may see wonderful things in Your law. I am a stranger on earth; do not hide Your commands from me. My soul is consumed with longing for Your law at all times. You rebuke the arrogant, who are cursed and who stray from Your commands. Remove from me scorn and contempt, for I keep Your statutes. Though rulers sit together and slander me, Your servant will meditate on Your decrees. Your statutes are my delight; they are my counselors. I am laid low in the dust; preserve my life according to Your word. I recounted my ways and You answered me; teach me Your decrees. Let me understand the teaching of Your precepts; then I will meditate on Your wonders. My soul is weary with sorrow; strengthen me according to Your word. Keep me from deceitful ways; be gracious to me through Your law. I have chosen the way of truth; I have set my heart onYour laws. I hold fast to Your statutes, O Lord; do not let me be put to shame. I run in the path of Your commands, for You have set my heart free. Teach me, O Lord, to follow Your decrees; then I will keep them to the end. Give me understanding, and I will keep Your law and obey it with all my heart. Direct me in the path of Your commands, for there I find delight. Turn my heart toward Your statutes and not toward selfish gain, Turn my eyes away from worthless things; preserve my life according to Your word. Fulfill Your promise to Your servant, so that You may be feared. Take away the disgrace I dread, for Your laws are good. How I long for Your precepts! Preserve my life in Your righteousness. May Your unfailing love come to me O Lord, Your salvation according to Your pormise; Then I will answer the one who taunts me, for I trust in Your word. Do not snatch the word of truth from my mouth, for I have put my hope inYour laws. I will always obey Your law, for ever and ever. I will walk about in freedom, for I have sought out Your precepts. I will speak of Your statues before kings and will not be put to shame, for I delight in Your command because I love them. I lift up my hand to Your commands which I love, and I meditate on Your decrees.

Meditate on Gods Law? Maybe that is a good thought to stop with for today. Let us meditate on the Law of God, the one that Jesus Christ summed up for us. Love God above ALL THINGS! and love your neighbor as yourself. Love God? We have to know Him. We learn of Him and His love for us through His Word, His creation, and He has written His Law in our hearts. When we accept His Son as our Saviour we receive His Spirit, who alone reveals to us the things of God. Love yourself? You care about yourself and what happens to you, how you are treated, how you feel. Put others before yourself, and you will find that you are being well taken care of! God keeps all His promises.