My Heart Needs Rest

Psalm 119:17-32 ESV

What does it mean for God to be

Reveal Answer

? (Psalm 62:1-2)

Two realms of Christian faith:

Reveal Answer

&

Reveal Answer

1.
Reveal Answer

but not fearful
Servant v.17 Sojourner v.19 Target vv.21-23

Reveal Answer

but not defeated
Soul clinging to dust v.25
Soul is melting away v.28
False ways are tempting v.29

Reveal Answer

but completely expectant
David is confident God will:
give

vv.17,25

v.18
rebuke his

vv.21-23

and teach him vv.26,29

his soul v.28
protect him from

v.29
keep him from

v.31

v.32

The “heart” — the causal source of a person’s

and emotions.

What does it mean to “enlarge my heart?” David is providing the imagery of God freeing a captive heart and liberating it to

in order to walk in obedience to God’s commandments.

God is our Rock — He is our shield of

and our firm place to

where our footing cannot be moved.