Category: Memorize

This last passage marks the end of Psalm 119, and it continues the thoughts found in the first half. Let’s take a look at it in Psalm 119:173-176: [featured-image single_newwindow=”false” alt=”Psalm 119:173-176″] This stanza wraps up the entirety of Psalm 119 with the psalmist’s cry out to God for help. He seems to know intuitively…

The final stanza in Psalm 119 differs from all those that come before it in the fact that it is a final petition of the writer to God. Take a look at the first half of this passage in Psalm 119:169-172: [featured-image single_newwindow=”false” alt=”Psalm 119:169-172″] The psalmist wraps this passage up with a plea for…

Over the last couple of stanzas, the psalmist has revealed some things he knows to be true about God. In this last portion of this stanza, he shares two final thoughts. Take a look at this passage in Psalm 119:165-168: [featured-image single_newwindow=”false” alt=”Psalm 119:165-168″] At this point, the psalmist has revealed three different characteristics of…

God brings joy. As the author moves toward the end of this psalm, he leans more and more into the nature of God and his Word. In this passage, he refreshes his own memory about the joy God’s Word brings him. You can see it for yourself in Psalm 119:161-164: [featured-image single_newwindow=”false” alt=”Psalm 119:161-164″] So…

God is merciful. That is the truth that psalmist shared in the first half of this stanza. In the second half, we find the next truth that he has learned about God. You can see this passage for yourself in Psalm 119:157-160: [featured-image single_newwindow=”false” alt=”Psalm 119:157-160″] In the first half of this stanza, the psalmist…

With only three stanzas left in Psalm 119, the psalmist seems to be increasing his pleas for God’s salvation and provision against his enemies. His conclusions should help us understand God’s desires for our own lives better. Take a look at Psalm 119:153-156: [featured-image single_newwindow=”false” alt=”Psalm 119:153-156″] The author of Psalm 119 has described more…