Here's February meditations on psalm 119: Friday, 2/1/08 Psalm 119:32 (KJV) “I will run the way of thy commandments, when thou shalt enlarge my heart.” May I always have a heart for Your commands, may I eagerly desire to please You in all I do. Please give me a heart to follow in Your footsteps. I cling to Your ways, and run for the goal, fellowship with You forever. Saturday, 2/2/08 Psalm 119:33 (KJV) “Teach me, O Lord, the way of thy statutes; and I shall keep it unto the end.” How can a man live a godly life apart from following Your laws? They cannot even do it if they know Your laws but do not have wisdom from You. That is my prayer, is that You teach me Your ways, but you also teach me wisdom. Both are the bedrock for an obedient walk with You. Sunday, 2/3/08 Psalm 119:34 (KJV) “Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart.” All I want, is to understand Your Word, and follow it with all me heart. I love Your way so much that it is my foremost desire. Help me to know what You command, and how to obey, so that I might walk in Your way. Monday, 2/4/08 Psalm 119:35 (KJV) “Make me to go in the path of thy commandments; for therein do I delight.” Like a country road that winds around beautiful scenery, I desire to travel Your way, that takes me through beautiful country. I know that even though the scenery is beautiful now, I do not stop, I continue on, because no matter how good it may seem now, I know something better is waiting for me. I follow Your commands, and delight in Your presence, because I know that eventually I will see You face to face; then will I rest in Your presence. Tuesday, 2/5/08 Psalm 119:36 (KJV) “Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness.” Father it is tempting to fill up my mind and soul with spiritual “appetizers” but I know that we will enjoy a feast together. Therefore draw me close to You, do not let me wander from this path, nor gorge myself on spiritual junk. Incline my heart; make me forget about the fake gods that are out there. Nothing can compare to You, help me to see that, so I can feast with You. Wednesday, 2/6/08 Psalm 119:37 (KJV) “Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; and quicken thou me in thy way.” “We turn our eyes, from evil things; oh Lord we cast down our idols. Give us clean hands, give us pure hearts, let us not lift our hands to another.” May I not seek acceptance from everyone else and thus become vain of their opinions and not Yours. Oh Father, let me be only mindful of Your way, and Your laws. Thursday, 2/7/08 Psalm 119:38 (KJV) “Stablish thy word unto thy servant, who is devoted to thy fear.” Give me roots in Your word, and may I grow like a healthy tree. I want to have a firm bedrock in Your truth and in Your way. Friday, 2/8/08 Psalm 119:39 (KJV) “Turn away my reproach which I fear: for thy judgments are good.” Your decisions are so good, and yet I beg for Your mercy, for it is just as good. Please do not discipline me in Your wrath, I cannot follow You like I should, but I still desire Your presence. Be not far from me, but help me to see Your glorious judgment and mercy come into fruition. Saturday, 2/9/08 Psalm 119:40 (KJV) “Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: quicken me in thy righteousness.” Help me, I long for Your laws, help me to follow them with zeal. I cannot do it on my own, I know that You are the only one that can help me, so I ask for help. Sunday, 2/10/08 Psalm 119:41 (KJV) “Let thy mercies come also unto me, O Lord, even thy salvation, according to thy word.” What would Your character be like without mercy, it is part of who You are. It is the only thing that can keep me alive and in Your presence. I need Your salvation, and I can only have that through Your Son, and Your mercy. Please show me mercy. Monday, 2/11/08 Psalm 119:42 (KJV) “So shall I have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth me: for I trust in thy word.” I have no fear of anyone who comes forward to mock me, because I have put my trust in You. No matter what happens on this earth, I will not fear for You are there to support me. Nothing can take me out of Your hand, and nothing is stronger than You. Tuesday, 2/12/08 Psalm 119:43 (KJV) “And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth; for I have hoped in thy judgments.” Please do not remove Yourself from me, do not take away Your presence in my soul, or Your word from my mouth. There is nothing worse than the almighty departing from someone, no worse punishment for anyone but separation from their Creator and Sustainer. Oh God, I cling to You with all that I am, may I never be separated from You. Wednesday, 2/13/08 Psalm 119:44 (KJV) “So shall I keep thy law continually for ever and ever.” This is how much I want to follow You, I will and shall keep Your law forever. Grant me success in following You, may I never be discouraged or lose hope, for what shall I do when all that I have lived for is the very thing that weighs me down? Please help me to live that kind of life that does not grow tired of following You. Thursday, 2/14/08 Psalm 119:45 (KJV) “And I will walk at liberty: for I seek thy precepts.” I am truly free in this new life. I live content as a sheep in Your flock. Oh how I love to lie in the green pastures under Your care. I do not need anything that You do not provide, for You are careful to give me what I need. I am most blest of all people, for my provider is always able. Friday, 2/15/08 Psalm 119:46 (KJV) “I will speak of thy testimonies also before kings, and will not be ashamed.” My peers may carry a lot of weight, they may be my authorities, they may be my fellow friends. Still I will speak of You and share You testimony with them. I am called, like Jeremiah I have a burning fire inside me that calls for me to speak out. I cannot do anything else but speak of You. I will not be ashamed but proud to speak of You to my peers. Saturday, 2/16/08 Psalm 119:47 (KJV) “And I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I have loved.” What can we delight in, what can we really find pleasure in? Everything fades, the temporary happiness of status changes from day to day. The “contentment” of accomplishments dies within the very minute. Riches depart from me, I never see them again. What can delight me except for thy commandments? I love them and the One who made them, the Lord is my sole contentment in this fading world. Nothing else will do. Sunday, 2/ 17/08 Psalm 119:48 (KJV) “My hands also will I lift up unto thy commandments, which I have loved; and I will meditate in thy statutes.” What is like your commandments and very words? The bestial refuse of this world lies rotting under my nose. The loftiest thoughts of man are only a drop in the sea of God’s wisdom. His thoughts are higher thoughts than mine, His words are worth pondering. Consider the heavens, and creation, are they not a monument to God’s wisdom? Think about such things. Monday, 2/18/08 Psalm 119:49 (KJV) “Remember the word unto thy servant, upon which thou hast caused me to hope.” Your word is hope for me; I cling to Your promises. This world will fail me, I will be disappointed with people in this world. With You, O Lord, I will have reason to hope and never doubt. Like a rock under my feet, firm to the end of time and beyond, my God my defender, my shield about me; there is nothing greater than He. Shall I despair because of evil? No, I will hope, hope in Him, because I remember what He has promised. I know that He is able to deliver. Tuesday, 2/19/08 Psalm 119:50 (KJV) “This is my comfort in my affliction: for thy word hath quickened me.” I am comforted by Your promise of faithfulness, I will never doubt You. When I am lowly, or in pain; I will trust in You, Your word my hope secures. Wednesday, 2/20/08 Psalm 119:51 (KJV) “The proud have had me greatly in derision: yet have I not declined from thy law.” I am mocked, I am questioned, but I will not turn away from Your word. I believe it with all my heart and I will not turn from it. I am inclined to the Your word, it is life to me, I will not abandon it for it is precious to me. Thursday, 2/21/08 Psalm 119:52 (KJV) “I remembered thy judgments of old, O Lord; and have comforted myself.” I know that You are holy and I am not. I know that You will punish wrong, and I know my self to be sinful. Yet, I remember Your track record, I take comfort in the fact that the just live by faith, that we do not depend on our righteousness, but Your grace. Without Your Son, I am nothing, without Your grace I cannot dwell with You. Friday, 2/22/08 Psalm 119:53 (KJV) “Horror hath taken hold upon me because of the wicked that forsake thy law.” In this world we will live in tense times, people who do not love You or Your commands will persecute Your children. Men forget Your righteous decrees, and deny justice. The threat of wicked men and their oppression is a reality, and that is a scary thought. Even then, I trust in You, for You are greater than the world’s problems, I trust in You. Saturday, 2/23/08 Psalm 119:54 (KJV) “Thy statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage.” Oh how Your laws delight me, a song of cheer to remain with me on the journey. I will remember it as I go through hard times and good. They shall be in my mind and heart. Your law is a beautiful song to me; it stays with me, and calms my spirit. Sunday, 2/24/08 Psalm 119:55 (KJV) “I have remembered thy name, O Lord, in the night, and have kept thy law.” At night, in the darkness, when all else fades, when I am surrounded by blackness; I turn to your laws. They are my guides; they protect and watch over me. I cling to them whenever I lay down under dark shadows, I will ever trust in You, Oh Lord, I will cling to Your promises of deliverance. Monday, 2/25/08 Psalm 119:56 (KJV) “This I had, because I kept thy precepts.” Whatever I accomplish, whatever I achieve, whatever I gain, it happened because of You. I know that anything great comes from You. Every blessing is from on high. Tuesday, 2/26/08 Psalm 119:57 (KJV) “Thou art my portion, O Lord: I have said that I would keep thy words.” You are my inheritance, my sole return. Yet, that is more than enough. Man can fret about their dust in the wind, their crumbs at the table, and their insignificant popularity contest; but Lord, You laugh at them. I have decided to follow You, all the days of my life; I am sitting at Your table and I eagerly desire to eat this feast with You. My earthly ties pull me back, the snares of this world attempt to trap me. But when I realize their fleeting value, I turn to Your open arms and follow. Wednesday, 2/27/08 Psalm 119:58 (KJV) “I intreated thy favour with my whole heart: be merciful unto me according to thy word.” Father, when I fail, I beg for Your mercy and forgiveness. I seek to follow and live in Your ways with all my heart. Yet I know this is not enough, that is why I ask You to show kindness according to Your word. For Your word saves, Your word delivers, Your word comforts, and Your word heals. When I stumble, when I lose my way, I know that You are there to guide me, to deliver me, and to comfort me. I can truly rest contented. Thursday, 2/28/08 Psalm 119:59 (KJV) “I thought on my ways, and turned my feet unto thy testimonies.” Father, I know that my ways do not always follow Yours; I know myself to be sinful. Because I know this, I look at my ways and give thought to what I do; and if it is not pleasing I redirect my way to follow You. Friday, 2/29/08 Psalm 119:60 (KJV) “I made haste, and delayed not to keep thy commandments.” When I know what I should do, I try to follow it without delay. Oh Lord, give me the strength and will to follow Your commands as best I may. Let me not be in question about Your words, and when I know all of Your words, may I follow them with zeal. | 
