Psalm 119:1-12
Blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the law of the LORD! Blessed are those who keep his testimonies, who seek him with their whole heart, who also do no wrong, but walk in his ways! You have commanded your precepts to be kept diligently. Oh that my ways may be steadfast in keeping your statutes! Then I shall not be put to shame, having my eyes fixed on all your commandments. I will praise you with an upright heart, when I learn your righteous rules. I will keep your statutes; do not utterly forsake me! How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to your word. With my whole heart I seek you; let me not wander from your commandments! I have stored up your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you. Blessed are you, O LORD; teach me your statutes!
How do we walk in God’s Word?
1. Realize the blessing of the Word
Psalm 119:1
Blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the law of the LORD!
2. Seek the author of the Word
Psalm 119:1-2
Blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the law of the LORD! Blessed are those who keep his testimonies, who seek him with their whole heart…
2 Peter 1:21
For no prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
2 Timothy 3:16-17
All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.
Mark 7:8-9
You leave the commandment of God and hold to the tradition of men.” And he said to them, “You have a fine way of rejecting the commandment of God in order to establish your tradition!
3. Wonder at the glory of the Word
Psalm 119:7
I will praise you with an upright heart, when I learn your righteous rules.
Psalm 119:89
Forever, O LORD, your word is firmly fixed in the heavens.
Psalm 119:130
The unfolding of your words gives light; it imparts understanding to the simple.
4. Awaken to the cleansing power of the Word
Psalm 119:9
How can a young man keep his way pure?
Psalm 119:9-11
How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to your word. With my whole heart I seek you; let me not wander from your commandments! I have stored up your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.
John 1:1,14
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God… And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
5. Embrace learning the Word
Psalm 119:12
Blessed are you, O LORD; teach me your statutes!
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Resources Cited
Commentaries/Books/Blogs
The Message of Psalms: Songs for the People of God by Michael Wilcock. Edited by J. A. Motyer. The Bible Speaks Today. Nottingham, England: Inter-Varsity Press, 2001. Pg. 193.
“Psalms” by Kevin R. Warstler. In CSB Study Bible: Notes, edited by Edwin A. Blum and Trevin Wax, 815–943. Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2017. Pg. 922.
Rob Bell and the Bible: Human Book or Divinely Inspired by Alisa Childers. https://www.alisachildersblog.com/blog/rob-bell-and-the-bible-human-book-or-divinely-inspired
“The Saddle Ridge Hoard – is the largest known discovery of buried gold coins that has ever been recovered in the US,” by Neil Patrick. The Vintage News (7-28-16).
8 Things Jesus Believed About Scripture (Part 1) by Alisa Childers. https://www.alisachildersblog.com/blog/8-things-jesus-believed-about-scripture-part-1
Sermons
Know His Word by Tony Merida. A Sermon on Psalm 119:1-12. https://idcraleigh.com/sermons/january-27-2013-know-his-word-psalm-1191-24/
Thy Word. Practicing the Christian Life by Tim Keller. A Sermon on Psalm 119. April 20, 2008. https://gospelinlife.com/sermon/thy-word/