Since the book of psalms is the longest book in the bible, it shows us the priority of praise and worship to god. I have sworn an oath and confirmed it, to keep your righteous rules. When the psalmist speaks of the freewill offering of the mouth, he refers to the praise we bring to god in worship. Oh, that my ways were steadfast in obeying your decrees. Thy law is a lamp to my feet, and a light to my paths. It could be understood to apply to the repayment the psalmist had received from the almighty. Not by bread alone your word is a lamp to my feet psalm 119. Jul 11, 2019 verse 108 is a helpful and simple summary of a worship service. We use this verse along with verse 11 to form what we refer to as the pledge to the bible. Nun thy word is a lamp to my feet, and a light to my paths. Though i constantly take my life in my hands, i will not forget your law. Happy are those who keep his decrees, who seek him with their whole heart, 3. The commandment is a lamp kept burning with the oil of the spirit, as a light to direct us in the choice of our way, and the steps we take in that way. This verse converses with god in adoring and yet familiar tones.
The common rendering in modern translations is to the end and, as in verse 33, could mean completely. Psalm 119 not by bread alone your word is a lamp to my feet. The meaning here will be plain to anyone who has had to stumble through darkness, straining to avoid obstacles that might cause injury. Accept, lord, the willing praise of my mouth, and teach me your laws. Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. World wide study bible psalms 119 christian classics. Psalm 119 is remarkable for how often it refers to gods written revelation, his word. Other people analyze this differently with disagreement. Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the lord.
The psalm is fascinated with gods word directing and guiding human life. David was a man of very good wit and natural understanding. Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path. I have sworn, and i wilt perform it, that i will keep thy.
He had prayed to god to incline his heart to them psalm 119. Well send you a new verse every day to download or share. Commentary critical and explanatory on the whole bible. Oh that we would consider this, that in all our ways wherein the word of. Psalm 119 shows us that the word of god should have top priority in our lives. It relates to us one of the great advantages of the believer over the unbeliever. Accept my freewill offerings of praise, o lord, and teach me your rules. Nun your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path.
I have taken an oath and confirmed it, that i will follow your righteous laws. You have laid down precepts that are to be fully obeyed. Nun your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. We want to first learn the judgments of god as explained by the preaching of the word and then we offer the sacrifices of praise. Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. Aleph blessed are those whose ways are blameless, who walk according to the law of the lord. I have taken an oath and confirmed it, that i will follow. You have often heard it said that the bible is like a map, and if you use it, you will know from where you started, and to where you need to go to navigate in life. There are many advantages, but this one is a big one. Blessed are those who keep his statutes and seek him with all their heart they do no wrong but follow his ways. Oak park baptist church wednesday bible study series. It stands as the giant among the psalmsit is the longest psalm and the longest chapter in the bible176 verses.
If a person walks through the woods at night, he is well served to have a flashlight with him to shine it on the ground in front of him so that his feet do not trip over a snag in the path, or his shins do not encounter a boulder or fallen log. I have sworn, and i will perform it, that i will keep thy righteous judgments. Psalm 119 aleph blessed are those whose way is blameless. I hold my life in my hand continually, but i do not forget your law. When i think through these verses as a whole i picture a soldier praying this prayer. Nevertheless, the author of our verse seems to have understood that the journey itself is as important as the destination. Some people think that 176 different people wrote one verse each. We journey through a fallen world with many dangerous pitfalls, slippery places and dark foes seeking to destroy our close fellowship with our lord, but in psalm 119 we are given a beautiful promise and an eternal truth that gods word is a gleaming lamp to our feet, that will guide us through the darkness of this fallen world and it is a shining light to brighten the pathway we take. In the septuagint, the last hebrew word of verse 112 is rendered antameipsis, meaning requital, recompense, or exchange. If you have your bibles, id invite you to turn with me to psalm 119 again and well be looking at verses 105 to 112. Read all verses before beginning verse by verse teaching. Psalm 119 vs 105112 devotional reflections from the bible.
Verse 105 is one of the most familiar of the 176 verses found in this psalm. And nothing but that can incline the heart, which is naturally averse unto them. Psalms chapter 119 kjv king james version i have really enjoyed the scripture this is my very first time reading the scripture but it meant so much and lord knows i needed it at this particular time father god in the name of jesus or god youre worthy to be praised when i think about the goodness and all that you have done for me my soul cries out hallelujah hallelujah thank you jesus thank. Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and light unto my path, websters bible translation. The authorship of this chapter in psalms is unknown. Gods word is a lamp, a light that illuminates the darkness. The masoretes a group of jewish scholars between the 6 th and 10 th centuries ad said that the word of god is mentioned in every verse except psalm 119. Not only does the word of god inform us of his will, but, as a light on a path in darkness, it shows us how to follow the right and avoid the wrong way. Jun 20, 2019 psalm 119 is by far the longest in the psalter, but the meaning of verse 105 is quite clear as it reads.
Thy word is a lamp to my feet, and a light to my paths. Basil the great, interpreting the word as gods will revealed in holy scripture, observes that the old testament, and in especial the law, was only a lantern lamp or candle because an artificial light, imperfectly illumining the darkness, whereas the gospel, given by the lord jesus himself, is a light of the sun of righteousness, giving. Happy are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the law of the l ord. And by the grace of god his heart was inclined to obedience to them. Pastor chuck smith teaches us a bible study on the set purpose, psalm 119. Each of the eight verses within a stanza begins with the same letter.