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Day 297

Psalm 119:97 "Oh, how I love Your law! It is my meditation all the day."

Day 297 – Psalm 119:97-104

“Oh, how I love Your law! It is my meditation all the day.” Psalm 119:97

A LOVE FOR GOD’S WORD

The psalmist openly declares his love for the laws of God. He had studied God’s word, experienced its power and saw his faith strengthened. It was natural to speak of love for such a Word as this!

“Oh, how I love Your law!
It is my meditation all the day.
You, through Your commandments,
make me wiser than my enemies;
For they are ever with me.
I have more understanding than all my teachers,
For Your testimonies are my meditation.
I understand more than the ancients,
Because I keep Your precepts.”
Psalm 119:97-100

1. Regard for God’s word

a) An open declaration of love for God’s word was made.
b) This was backed up by the practice of meditation on His Word.

2 Reasons for this love for God’s word

a) The commandments of God can give much-needed wisdom.
b) The psalmist obtained this wisdom and was thus able to escape from the clutches of his enemies.
c) The testimonies of the Lord was able to give much understanding.
d) If there is the careful practice of meditation on God’s word great understanding is possible.

3. The Point of Comparison

a) The psalmist made a comparison between his understanding and that of his teachers and the ancients.
b) This test must not be read as the boast of the psalmist.
c) He is not taking pride and gloating over his teachers and the ancients.
d) He is merely declaring that the Word of God is so glorious in its depth of wisdom that one who devotes time to study the Scriptures could become lots wiser than others!
e) The challenge is obvious: We must ever desire to grow in our knowledge of God’s word.