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Great Chapters of the Bible: Psalm 119

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00:09 ♪(Music)♪
00:19 >>John Bradshaw: This is It Is Written. I'm John Bradshaw.
00:22 Thanks for joining me.
00:23 We're continuing our ongoing series,
00:25 “Great Chapters of the Bible,”
00:27 and we're looking at a chapter that qualifies as great
00:30 by any number of measures.
00:32 It's the longest chapter in the Bible,
00:33 176 verses, almost 2,500 words,
00:38 much longer than that next longest chapter in the Bible
00:40 which is First Kings 8.
00:43 None of the verses are longer than about 21 words though.
00:45 But Psalm 119 is a fascinating homage to God
00:50 and it speaks from beginning to end of the life-changing power
00:54 of the Word of God.
00:56 Now, there are a couple of things that are really
00:58 fascinating about this psalm.
01:00 Of the 176 verses, only one does not contain some explicit
01:06 reference to the word of God,
01:08 or God's revelation to the human family.
01:10 Now, you could argue that there are another couple,
01:13 but they reference God's faithfulness and mercy.
01:16 So, verse 122 seems to stand alone.
01:20 Here it is.
01:21 “Be surety for your servant for good;
01:24 do not let the proud oppress me.”
01:27 Every other one of the remaining 175 verses
01:30 references God's word,
01:32 whether it's a reference to Scripture
01:34 or to God's testimonies or His law
01:36 or statutes or precepts or judgments.
01:39 And this chapter is written in an interesting way.
01:42 Psalm 119 is written in 22 paragraphs
01:46 or stanzas of eight verses each.
01:50 Every one of those verses in each section
01:52 starts with the same Hebrew letter.
01:55 The psalm was written so that the first eight verses
01:58 all start with the Hebrew letter, “aleph,”
02:00 the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
02:02 Next set of eight verses start with the second letter
02:05 of the Hebrew alphabet, “beth.”
02:07 Third group of eight starts with “gimel,”
02:09 then “daleth,” “he,” “waw,”
02:10 and so on all the way through the 22 letters
02:13 of the Hebrew alphabet.
02:15 That's how we end up with 176 verses.
02:18 And these verses all follow a certain theme,
02:21 a theme the writer establishes
02:23 at the very beginning of the psalm.
02:25 Now this is verse one.
02:27 “Blessed are the undefiled in the way,
02:29 who walk in the law of the Lord!”
02:32 Now that verse sets the tone for the entire psalm.
02:36 Those who are obedient to God are blessed.
02:39 That's really another way of saying that those
02:41 who are led by the Spirit of God are blessed.
02:43 Incidentally, that word blessed is the same word
02:47 which begins the Book of Psalms entirely,
02:49 when it says in Psalm 1, verse 1,
02:52 “Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel
02:55 of the ungodly, nor stands in the path of sinners,
02:58 nor sits in the seat of the scornful,”
03:00 which is much the same thought really.
03:03 It's a theme that carries right through the Book of Psalms.
03:06 Faithfulness to God and the life-changing power,
03:09 the transforming power, of God's Word.
03:12 So look at Psalm 119 and verse 1 again.
03:16 “Blessed are the undefiled in the way,
03:19 who walk in the law of the Lord.”
03:21 Blessed or bless-ed are the complete,
03:24 those who are without blemish,
03:25 the upright, those without spot.
03:28 Now that's clearly God's plan for His children,
03:31 that they are recovered from the power of sin.
03:34 And what's written here really reflects the words of Jesus.
03:37 Jesus said,
03:38 “If you love Me, keep my commandments” in John 14:15.
03:42 Revelation 22:14 says,
03:44 “Blessed are those who do His commandments,
03:47 that they may have the right to the tree of life,
03:49 and may enter through the gates into the city.”
03:52 John wrote in First John 5, verse 3,
03:55 “For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments.
04:00 And His commandments are not grievous.”
04:03 The writer of Psalm 119 understood something,
04:06 not just from a theological perspective,
04:09 but from his own bitter experience.
04:12 Sin does damage.
04:14 As Isaiah the prophet said, it separates a person from God.
04:17 He said that in Isaiah 59, verse 2.
04:19 Jesus came into the world to save us from the penalty of sin.
04:24 But not only from its penalty, also from its power.
04:28 And also from its presence.
04:32 Here's where many people are selling themselves short
04:35 and selling God short.
04:37 Christianity, faith in God,
04:39 isn't just a matter of acknowledging God as God,
04:42 acknowledging Jesus as Savior,
04:45 and then going on with the old life
04:46 as though God hasn't impacted your life.
04:49 Faith in God is about God taking away your old sinful heart
04:53 and placing within you a new heart
04:56 that beats in harmony with the heart of God.
04:59 God makes you new.
05:02 And after He does that, He wants to keep you,
05:04 to sustain you, to live in you,
05:07 so that your life is lived for God's glory.
05:10 When God saves you, He puts you on a whole new path.
05:15 Now the question is, of course,
05:16 how in the world are we to stay on that path?
05:21 How can sinful people live new lives?
05:23 Psalm 119 answers that question in verse one.
05:26 We are to “walk in the law of the Lord.”
05:29 Look what the same writer wrote in Psalm 19,
05:32 starting in verse 7.
05:34 Psalm 19 and verse 7.
05:38 “The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul;
05:41 the testimony of the Lord is sure,
05:44 making wise the simple; the statues of the Lord are right,
05:48 rejoicing the heart; the commandment of the Lord is pure,
05:52 enlightening the eyes; the fear of the Lord is clean,
05:56 enduring forever;
05:57 the judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether.”
06:02 It's been said that Psalm 119 is an elaboration
06:05 of that passage from Psalm 19.
06:07 Psalm 19 was written by David,
06:09 and although it isn't otherwise made clear,
06:12 thematically and linguistically,
06:14 it seems that Psalm 119 was written by David as well.
06:18 And then back in Psalm 19, he says in verses 10 and 11,
06:21 “More to be desired are they than gold,
06:24 yea, than much fine gold;
06:26 sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.
06:30 Moreover by them Your servant is warned,
06:33 and in keeping them there is great reward.”
06:37 Of course, if David wrote this,
06:39 he knew that there's not a person alive
06:41 who can save themselves
06:42 or somehow muster up the strength to live godly lives.
06:46 He's talking about a profound reliance upon the word of God,
06:51 and this side of the cross we're able to say,
06:54 and upon Jesus the Word made flesh.
06:57 There is power in the Word of God.
07:00 Paul called the Gospel,
07:01 “the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes”
07:05 in Romans 1, verse 16.
07:07 And this is reiterated in Psalm 119.
07:10 Look at verse 9.
07:13 “How can a young man cleanse his way?
07:15 By taking heed according to Your word.”
07:20 Now, isn't that a profound thought?
07:22 And a helpful thought?
07:24 If you're looking to live a life of integrity,
07:25 a life that honors God,
07:28 if you're looking for God to bring out the best in you,
07:31 then this is for you.
07:32 How can a person cleanse his or her way?
07:35 By listening to, by taking note of,
07:38 the word of God.
07:40 And verse 11 pretty much repeats the thought.
07:44 “Your word I have hidden in my heart,
07:47 that I might not sin against You.”
07:50 So how are we to live without falling into sin?
07:52 Only one way, by taking heed to God's Word,
07:55 by letting God's Word have its way in our lives.
07:59 By making decisions based on the Word of God.
08:02 By consulting the Bible and letting the Bible be your guide.
08:07 It's too easy today to ignore the Word of God.
08:10 Too many distractions today that make it easy
08:12 to take your cue from other places.
08:14 In this world, you're either going to acknowledge
08:16 God's Word as your guide, or, well, something else.
08:20 And there's nothing else that brings into your life
08:23 the transforming power of God.
08:25 Let me suggest something.
08:27 If you're not taking time with God's Word,
08:29 start doing so right away.
08:31 Take time every day.
08:34 Every morning read a passage of the Bible.
08:36 Let God's Word speak to you.
08:38 Let God's Word fill you, cleanse your mind with God's principles.
08:43 Have His Word on the tip of your tongue.
08:45 Take your Bible with you.
08:46 Read it when you get a few moments during the day.
08:49 Memorize Bible verses that you know will be helpful to you.
08:52 Isaiah wrote that God will keep in perfect peace
08:56 the person whose mind has stayed on God.
08:58 Depending on the research you read,
09:00 it seems that most Americans never
09:02 or very rarely read the Bible.
09:07 And that could explain a lot.
09:09 How's it working out for you?
09:11 If you'll take time in the word of God,
09:13 if you'll read the Bible regularly,
09:16 systematically, you'll find the peace and the power
09:20 and the presence of God in your life in an amazing way.
09:25 In a moment, in Psalm 119,
09:28 does the Bible writer exaggerate to make his point?
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10:43 >>John Bradshaw: Thanks for joining me on It Is Written.
10:46 We're looking at Psalm 119 in our ongoing series,
10:50 “Great Chapters of the Bible.”
10:52 It's the longest chapter in Scripture at 176 verses,
10:56 almost two-and-a-half thousand words.
10:59 It's been said that the great missionary David Livingston
11:01 memorized the entire psalm,
11:03 a chapter that would take you around 15 minutes to recite
11:06 or to read out loud.
11:08 Again and again, Psalm 119 speaks about God's word,
11:13 His commandments, His statutes, His law.
11:16 This is the Bible writer recommending the Bible
11:19 as the source of strength for believers,
11:22 as the means of receiving not only powerful holy living,
11:26 but also hope in this world and in the world to come.
11:29 Notice what it says starting in verse 14
11:33 and think about the words used.
11:36 “I have rejoiced in the way of Your testimonies,
11:39 as much as in all riches.
11:42 I will meditate on Your precepts,
11:44 and contemplate Your ways.
11:46 I will delight myself in Your statues;
11:49 I will not forget Your word.”
11:52 I've rejoiced in Your testimonies
11:54 as much as in all riches?
11:58 Now, David was a wealthy man.
11:59 Here he says that God's Word meant more to him
12:02 than all the wealth he could accumulate.
12:05 So, let's ask an honest question here.
12:07 Is this just hyperbole?
12:09 Is David simply exaggerating to make a point?
12:12 No, he's not.
12:14 For him, God's Word was the most precious commodity he knew of.
12:19 For those who live in parts of the world where the Bible
12:20 is freely available and you can live your faith in freedom,
12:24 it might be less easy or less common
12:27 to feel that way about the Bible.
12:29 But David was deadly serious about this.
12:33 And what did he do with the Word of God?
12:35 Well, he meditated on it.
12:38 He contemplated it.
12:40 He thought about it.
12:41 He chewed it over in his mind.
12:43 He was determined not to forget it.
12:47 You know, this modern world
12:48 where our minds seem to be always occupied.
12:50 We're checking social media or, or email.
12:53 People drive along listening to the radio
12:55 or to music they brought with them.
12:58 Life is full of flashing lights and distractions.
13:01 It's not nearly as easy as it used to be
13:03 to simply think about God's Word.
13:06 Less people do it.
13:07 To let God's Word wash over your mind
13:09 and influence your daily life.
13:12 Modern life conspires against faith.
13:15 I've been told by people a thousand times,
13:18 “I'm just too busy.”
13:19 “I just don't have time.”
13:21 Who do you think worked it out that way?
13:24 The devil does not want you to read the Bible,
13:26 and he's figured out a thousand ways
13:28 to keep you from getting into it.
13:30 But David, he meditated on God's Word.
13:33 Now don't get this confused with Eastern religious practices.
13:37 Meditating on the Bible has nothing to do
13:39 with emptying your mind or repeating a mantra.
13:42 It's about focusing on the Word of God.
13:45 Thinking about Scripture.
13:46 Letting it sink into your mind.
13:48 Ask yourself, when did you last really focus on God's Word?
13:54 Thinking about what God is actually saying to you
13:57 through the Bible?
13:58 Considering what a verse really says and wondering with God
14:01 about how that verse or passage should be applied to your life?
14:05 That's the meditation being written about.
14:08 That is healthy and it's helpful.
14:11 Now it says in verse 24, Psalm 119, verse 24.
14:15 “Your testimonies also are my delight and my counselors.”
14:20 Now see how practical that is?
14:22 The word of God is to guide you.
14:23 It advises you.
14:25 You make your decisions for life
14:28 on the basis of what God suggests.
14:31 God wants you and me to be just like that.
14:33 When it's decision time, it's Bible time.
14:35 What does God have to say about this decision in your life?
14:38 You'll know if you take the time to read and pray.
14:42 Now, look at this passage.
14:44 It is powerful.
14:45 We start in verse 34.
14:48 “Give me understanding, and I shall keep Your law;
14:52 indeed, I shall observe it with my whole heart.
14:55 Make me walk in the path of Your commandments,
14:57 for I delight in it.
14:59 Incline my heart to Your testimonies,
15:02 and not to covetousness.”
15:04 You see what the writer is saying here?
15:06 I will keep your law, that's my will, my purpose.
15:09 But, God, make me walk in the right way,
15:13 bend my heart in Your direction.
15:16 David knew what you and I need to know for sure.
15:18 Desires to do right in the sight of God are well and good,
15:22 but without God taking the reins of your heart,
15:25 without God having possession of your will,
15:27 if you don't surrender to God and let Him have your will,
15:30 those desires to live God's way
15:32 are only going to end up in frustration.
15:37 Too many people fail spiritually where they might succeed
15:41 because they don't surrender their will to God.
15:43 If you're not asking and asking and asking God
15:46 to take your heart and your will,
15:48 it's time to do that right now.
15:50 Now, as the twelfth set of eight verses begins in Psalm 119,
15:55 you read this in verse 89.
15:58 “Forever, O Lord, Your Word is settled in heaven.”
16:04 Now this speaks to the eternal nature of God's word.
16:06 Forever.
16:08 It's much like what Isaiah wrote in Isaiah 40 in verse 8.
16:12 “The grass withers, the flower fades,
16:15 but the word of our God stands forever.”
16:18 It's like what Jesus said in Matthew 5 in verse 18.
16:21 “For assuredly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away,
16:25 one jot or one tittle will by no means
16:28 pass from the law till all is fulfilled.”
16:31 You don't want to make the mistake of thinking
16:33 that somehow God's word or God's law isn't important today.
16:39 The psalmist understood what Jesus understood.
16:42 God's word lasts forever.
16:45 It matters forever.
16:48 No matter what the skeptics say or what the critics say,
16:52 God's word is as relevant today as it has ever been.
16:57 In a moment, perhaps the most ♪(Music begins)♪
16:59 well-known verse in Psalm 119.
17:03 I'll be right back.
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17:14 of promises in the Bible
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17:24 Be blessed by the promises of God.
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17:29 call us at 800-253-3000
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19:14 >>John Bradshaw: Thanks for joining me on It Is Written.
19:16 We're continuing our series, “Great Chapters of the Bible.”
19:20 And today we're looking at Psalm 119.
19:22 It's a powerful chapter of the Bible.
19:25 It's the longest psalm and every verse but one
19:29 of its 176 verses speaks in some way to God's Word
19:34 or His law or to God's revelation to humanity.
19:37 Some quick points from Psalm 119.
19:40 This is verse 97.
19:42 “Oh, how I love Your law!
19:44 It is my meditation all the day.”
19:47 And David meditated on God's Word
19:49 and here he says, on God's law.
19:51 He thought about it.
19:53 He let it sink deep into his mind.
19:56 In verse 98, he says he has more understanding than his enemies.
20:01 In verse 99, more understanding than his teachers.
20:04 And in verse 100, more understanding than the ancients.
20:08 Why?
20:10 Because he keeps God's precepts.
20:13 The Bible will open up your mind.
20:16 I met a woman recently who couldn't read at all
20:19 until she was in her late thirties,
20:21 and she learned to read when she got a Bible
20:25 and began to read the Bible.
20:27 Changed her life.
20:28 I could tell you about a young man who never thought
20:31 it was possible that someone as slow as him
20:33 could ever go to medical school.
20:35 He wasn't a smart kid.
20:37 But Bible study opened up his mind
20:40 and expanded his understanding.
20:42 There is power in the Word of God.
20:45 There's a similar thought expressed in verse 130.
20:48 “The entrance of Your words gives light;
20:51 it gives understanding to the simple.”
20:54 Now verse 105 is likely the best-known verse in Psalm 119.
21:00 It says,
21:02 “Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.”
21:08 And if you could sum up Psalm 119 in one verse,
21:12 this might be the one verse that you'd use.
21:15 That's what the Bible ought to be,
21:16 your light in a dark world,
21:18 that guide you need to guide you in times
21:20 when you're not sure which way to go.
21:23 A light on your pathway.
21:25 Why does God call it that?
21:27 A lamp and a light?
21:28 The God of heaven is our only hope in this world of sin.
21:32 And it is a world of sin.
21:33 Just look around.
21:35 If you haven't experienced that in your life,
21:36 then you've seen it in the life of someone that you care about.
21:40 But God's word can guide you.
21:41 It can offer you hope.
21:43 It'll keep you.
21:43 Where do I go with my life?
21:45 God's word will tell me.
21:47 How can I have a hope in this world?
21:48 I find that hope in God's word.
21:51 How do I know the right direction to go?
21:53 God will lead me through His Word.
21:56 And what this means is that God
21:58 wants to have a personal relationship with you,
22:00 where He speaks to you through Scripture.
22:03 He wants you to be acquainted with what the Bible says.
22:06 Not merely doctrinally, as important as that is,
22:09 but experientially.
22:12 How well do you know God?
22:14 A big problem in this world
22:15 is that people simply don't know God.
22:18 They've heard about Him.
22:19 But often it's a very negative report.
22:22 Have you taken the time to really get to know God?
22:24 Imagine if the answer to that question is no.
22:28 In the Book of Job you'll find this encouragement.
22:30 It's Job 22:21.
22:32 “Acquaint yourself with Him and be at peace;
22:35 thereby good will come to you.”
22:38 In other words, get to know God,
22:41 and when you do, peace will flood your life.
22:45 Verse 136 of Psalm 119 is interesting.
22:50 It says, “Rivers of water run down from my eyes,
22:54 because men do not keep Your law.”
22:57 What do you think he'd say today?
23:00 Now Christians who emphasize grace,
23:02 and, honestly, that should be all Christians,
23:04 shouldn't get nervous about this emphasis on the law.
23:07 No, the Bible writer isn't talking about salvation by law
23:10 or salvation by works.
23:12 He's talking about the beauty and the power of God's word.
23:15 How much he loves it.
23:16 And the powerful effect it has on his life.
23:19 The psalmist would recognize that God's law
23:21 and God's grace are in perfect harmony.
23:23 It's not a matter of one or the other,
23:25 it's both and, not either or.
23:28 You can row your boat with just the oar of grace
23:32 or with just the oar of obedience,
23:34 and in both cases you'll find yourself
23:37 going around in circles.
23:38 That's what happens when you row with just one oar.
23:41 But, but row with both oars, with grace and obedience,
23:47 and you'll be led by God in that straight line of faith and love.
23:52 Now notice verse 146 with me.
23:56 “I cry out to You; save me, and I will keep your testimonies.”
24:02 That's clearly expressed.
24:03 You save me and my response to You is that I obey You.
24:07 Obedience is the response of the sinner
24:09 to the salvation that God grants.
24:11 It's not the root of salvation,
24:13 but obedience is the fruit of salvation.
24:16 But one more verse to look at in Psalm 119,
24:20 that great testimony to the transforming power
24:23 of the Word of God.
24:24 Verse 165.
24:26 The writer says, “Great peace have those who love Your law,
24:32 and nothing causes them to stumble.”
24:35 If you want peace in your life,
24:37 and everyone does, choose to love God's law,
24:41 God's word, His testimonies, His precepts,
24:44 His judgments, His statutes.
24:46 In this psalm,
24:48 David isn't simply saying that he respects the Bible,
24:50 he's saying he loves the Word of God.
24:53 And it brings assurance and peace into his life.
24:57 Verse 165 is much like the thought
25:00 that Isaiah placed into Isaiah 32:17.
25:03 “The work of righteousness will be peace,
25:06 and the effect of righteousness, quiet and assurance forever.”
25:11 It's like what Paul wrote in Romans 5:1,
25:13 “Therefore, being justified by faith,
25:16 we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.”
25:21 When you make God's word your guide,
25:23 the authority for your life,
25:25 when you choose to allow God to have your heart,
25:28 that's when you have peace.
25:29 Let me ask you.
25:31 How's that working out for you?
25:33 It's not reasonable to expect real peace in your life
25:35 if you're not making time for God and His Word.
25:38 This great chapter of the Bible is an encouragement to everyone.
25:43 Incorporate the Bible into your life.
25:45 Read it.
25:47 Dwell on it.
25:48 You'll learn to love it, and you'll love its Author.
25:52 Our time on this earth is just so short.
25:54 People can make time for everything,
25:56 social media, and, and, and binge watching television series
26:00 and sport and who knows what else.
26:04 But is there time in your life for the most important thing?
26:08 Hide God's word in your heart.
26:10 Let if fortify you, strengthen you.
26:12 Let it fill your mind.
26:13 Follow where it leads you,
26:15 and you'll find that you have the Word made Flesh,
26:17 Jesus, present in your life like never before.
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26:56 Our Father in heaven,
26:57 You did something great when You gave us Your Word
26:59 and preserved it down through the ages.
27:02 Give us grace to hide Your Word in our heart,
27:04 let Your Word be a lamp to our feet and a light to our path.
27:10 Let it cleanse our ways.
27:12 Let it strengthen us with Your promises and with faith in You.
27:17 Grant that it would connect us with heaven
27:20 and bring into our lives the very presence of Jesus Christ.
27:24 We thank you for Psalm 119,
27:26 truly a great chapter of the Bible.
27:29 Inspire us to know You more, to know Your Word,
27:32 to read it, to live by it.
27:35 And then through it, to be ready to meet
27:37 Jesus when He comes back to take us home.
27:40 We thank You today and we pray in Jesus' name,
27:43 Amen.
27:45 Thanks so much for joining me.
27:46 I'm looking forward to seeing you next time.
27:48 Until then, remember,
27:50 it is written,
27:52 "Man shall not live by bread alone,
27:54 but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God."
27:59 ♪(Music increases, changes, and ends)♪


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