Today’s Bible Reading Psalm 119:137-148 Righteous are You, O Lord, and Your laws are right. 137
The statutes You have laid down are righteous; they are fully trustworthy. 138
139 My zeal wears me out, for my enemies ignore Your words.
Applying God’s Word in My Life: 1. What do the words “laws” (v.137), “statutes” (v.138), “promises” (v.140), “precepts” (v.141), “commands” (v.143), “decrees” (v.145), “Your word” (v.147) mean? What do they tell you about the authority of God’s Word?
140 Your promises have been thoroughly tested, and Your servant loves them.
Though I am lowly and despised, I do not forget Your precepts. 141
Your righteousness is everlasting and Your law is true. 142
143 Trouble and distress have come upon me, but Your commands are my delight.
2. Why was the psalmist worn out (v.139) and distressed? (v.143). How did the psalmist respond to his troubles? How does God’s Word help him? (v.147).
Your statutes are forever right; give me understanding that I may live. 144
I call with all my heart; answer me, O Lord, and I will obey Your decrees. 145
I call out to You; save me and I will keep Your statutes. 146
147 I rise before dawn and cry for help; I have put my hope in Your Word.
3. What should your attitude and response be to God’s Word?
148 My eyes stay open through the watches of the night, that I may meditate on Your promises.
Today’s Key Verse: 2 Timothy 3:16-17 All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.
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