Psalm 110:129-138 – Making God’s Word our delight

“Pe,” the seventeenth letter of the Hebrew Alphabets commences Psalm 119:129-138. These verses promise delightful experiences for those who love the Word of God and seek to live it.  The Psalmist tells us that the testimonies in the Word of God are all crafted to bring wonders to one’s soul. The truths they provide are more than what could be explored and contained in one’s mind. As we take time to dwell on them, we, like the Psalmist, will be awed by the wisdom and benefits they provide. Hence we must love the Word and make it our habit to spend time meditating them.

When we interact with the Word of God and begin to understand them, we will feel as if a light had been switched on. It illuminates and brings enlightenment to us. So clear they would be that even it would make sense to the simple. The Word shed light on the way to do life effectively. As God’s loving believers, we must make the Word the road map in our complicated and complex world. It will help us successfully navigate our way in life.   

Verses 131 indicates the kind of attitude on how we must approach the Word to experience maximum benefit from it. We must come yearning to partake of it. The two words “panted and longed” suggest deep desires. That’s what we must start with as we come to study God’s Word. We are assured in verse 132 that God will give us an audience when we love Him and His teachings. Here the Psalmist reminded God of how graciously and mercifully he had dealt with those who loved His Word. So like them, he wanted similar experiences with Him.

Refusing to allow temptation and sin to dominate and rule his life, the Psalmist next asked to be guided to walk in the Word. There is a need to take the Word of God seriously. And as we do so, we know that He will order our steps. We can concur with the Psalmist that our lives are often constrained by the oppressive opinions of others. They hamper our freedom to live and exercise the precepts of the Word that we know to be right and true. When we fear man we will be snared. God can redeem us from this trap and we must seek it. Let’s love Him enough to boldly obey Him.    

The great benefit of knowing and applying the Word can never be over-emphasized. The Lord will make His face to shine on those who love and exercise His Word. We need to open up our heart so that His Word can light up our ways. As the Psalmist saw how people refused to take the Word of God seriously, it made him cry. It’s an indication of how much he truly loved the Word. Let’s take a moment to pause and reflect. How much do we love the Word of God? The degree we love it will determine the time we will spend studying it.  Let’s be a delight to God by delighting in His Word.