Psalm , Sarah Barry
YOUR WORD IS A LAMP TO MY FEET
Passage: Psalm 119:97~112  
Key verse: 105
מ Mem97 Oh, how I love your law!(A)
I meditate(B) on it all day long.
98 Your commands are always with me
and make me wiser(C) than my enemies.
99 I have more insight than all my teachers,
for I meditate on your statutes.(D)
100 I have more understanding than the elders,
for I obey your precepts.(E)
101 I have kept my feet(F) from every evil path
so that I might obey your word.(G)
102 I have not departed from your laws,(H)
for you yourself have taught(I) me.
103 How sweet are your words to my taste,
sweeter than honey(J) to my mouth!(K)
104 I gain understanding(L) from your precepts;
therefore I hate every wrong path.(M)
נ Nun105 Your word is a lamp(N) for my feet,
a light(O) on my path.
106 I have taken an oath(P) and confirmed it,
that I will follow your righteous laws.(Q)
107 I have suffered much;
preserve my life,(R) Lord, according to your word.
108 Accept, Lord, the willing praise of my mouth,(S)
and teach me your laws.(T)
109 Though I constantly take my life in my hands,(U)
I will not forget(V) your law.
110 The wicked have set a snare(W) for me,
but I have not strayed(X) from your precepts.
111 Your statutes are my heritage forever;
they are the joy of my heart.(Y)
112 My heart is set(Z) on keeping your decrees
to the very end.[a](AA)
97 Oh, how I love your law!(A)
I meditate(B) on it all day long.
98 Your commands are always with me
and make me wiser(C) than my enemies.
99 I have more insight than all my teachers,
for I meditate on your statutes.(D)
100 I have more understanding than the elders,
for I obey your precepts.(E)
101 I have kept my feet(F) from every evil path
so that I might obey your word.(G)
102 I have not departed from your laws,(H)
for you yourself have taught(I) me.
103 How sweet are your words to my taste,
sweeter than honey(J) to my mouth!(K)
104 I gain understanding(L) from your precepts;
therefore I hate every wrong path.(M)
105 Your word is a lamp(N) for my feet,
a light(O) on my path.
106 I have taken an oath(P) and confirmed it,
that I will follow your righteous laws.(Q)
107 I have suffered much;
preserve my life,(R) Lord, according to your word.
108 Accept, Lord, the willing praise of my mouth,(S)
and teach me your laws.(T)
109 Though I constantly take my life in my hands,(U)
I will not forget(V) your law.
110 The wicked have set a snare(W) for me,
but I have not strayed(X) from your precepts.
111 Your statutes are my heritage forever;
they are the joy of my heart.(Y)
112 My heart is set(Z) on keeping your decrees
to the very end.[a](AA)
Footnotes
- Psalm 119:112 Or decrees / for their enduring reward
Cross references
- Psalm 119:97 : S ver 47
- Psalm 119:97 : S ver 15
- Psalm 119:98 : ver 130; S Dt 4:6; Ps 19:7; 2Ti 3:15
- Psalm 119:99 : ver 15
- Psalm 119:100 : S ver 56; S Dt 6:17
- Psalm 119:101 : Pr 1:15
- Psalm 119:101 : S ver 57
- Psalm 119:102 : S Dt 17:20
- Psalm 119:102 : S Dt 4:5
- Psalm 119:103 : S Ps 19:10
- Psalm 119:103 : Pr 24:13-14
- Psalm 119:104 : S Ps 111:10
- Psalm 119:104 : ver 128
- Psalm 119:105 : Pr 20:27; 2Pe 1:19
- Psalm 119:105 : ver 130; Pr 6:23
- Psalm 119:106 : S Ne 10:29
- Psalm 119:106 : ver 7
- Psalm 119:107 : S ver 25
- Psalm 119:108 : Ps 51:15; 63:5; 71:8; 109:30
- Psalm 119:108 : S ver 64
- Psalm 119:109 : S Jdg 12:3
- Psalm 119:109 : S ver 61
- Psalm 119:110 : Ps 25:15; S 64:5; Isa 8:14; Am 3:5
- Psalm 119:110 : ver 10
- Psalm 119:111 : ver 14, 162
- Psalm 119:112 : S Ps 108:1
- Psalm 119:112 : ver 33
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1. God's word makes me wise (97-104)
When we love God's word and meditate on it all day long, when we hold it in our hearts even while we are doing many other things, we become wiser than our enemies, and wiser even than our teachers. When we obey God's word and walk according to it, he keeps us from every evil path. God's word is sweeter than honey. We must prayerfully read and study God's word until its truth and wisdom fills our hearts.
2. God's word is a lamp for my feet (105-112)
There are treacherous paths, snares set by the wicked, and unseen potholes in the road of life. All people travel this road, but God has given his people his word to be a lamp for our feet and a light for our path. Sometimes the way seems dark and the road uncertain, but when we resolve to follow God's word no matter what, he shines his light on the way.
Prayer: Lord, thank you for giving me a lamp for my feet in this dark world. Help me to set my heart on your word.
One Word: God's word is my lamp