First 100 Days – Day 31 – Wisdom and Praise January 31
15 minute discussion of Psalm 119
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Psalm 119, Proverb 31
Psalm 119 is a poem focusing on the statutes/c0mmands/laws of the Lord written in sections that start with the Hebrew alphabet.
Each section seems to have a theme, at least in my opnion.
Proverb 31 comes in 2 sections,
The first section is about how a King, royalty, child of the King should behave. The second is an alphabetical poem about the the Original Wonder Woman – A virtuous woman. It’s an ideal, but aiming for ideals can make us a better person, but to me, this is also about the empowerment and authority that a woman had in a household.
Let’s Dig In!
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- Psalm 119
- ALEF Ps 119:1-8
- 1-2
- How[a] happy are those whose way is blameless,
who live according to the Lord’s instruction!
2 Happy are those who keep His decrees
and seek Him with all their heart. - NIV says Blessed
- 5-6 – if only
- If only my ways were committed
to keeping Your statutes!
6 Then I would not be ashamed
when I think about all Your commands.- guilty conscience
- Ps 119:11
- Thy word have I hid in my heart that I might not sin against thee.
- 8
- I will keep Your statutes; never abandon me.
- If only my ways were committed
- BET Ps 119:9-16
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- 9 How can a young man keep his way pure?
By keeping Your[b] word. - Ps 24:3-4 NIV
- Who may ascend the mountain of the Lord?
Who may stand in his holy place?
4 The one who has clean hands and a pure heart,
who does not trust in an idol
or swear by a false god.[a]
- Who may ascend the mountain of the Lord?
- Ps 15 NIV
- 1 Lord, who may dwell in your sacred tent?
Who may live on your holy mountain? - 2 Lord, who may dwell in your sacred tent?
Who may live on your holy mountain? - 5b Whoever does these things
will never be shaken.
- 1 Lord, who may dwell in your sacred tent?
- 9 How can a young man keep his way pure?
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Ps 119:11 KJV Go To Verse
- Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.
- 13 proclaim
- With my lips I proclaim
all the judgments from Your mouth. - NIV says ‘recount’
- With my lips I proclaim
- 14 rejoice
- I rejoice in the way revealed by Your decrees
as much as in all riches.
- I rejoice in the way revealed by Your decrees
- 15 meditate and think
- I will meditate on Your precepts
and think about Your ways.
- I will meditate on Your precepts
- 16 delight and not forget
- I will delight in Your statutes;
I will not forget Your word.
- I will delight in Your statutes;
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- GIMEL Ps 119:17-24
- 17
- Deal generously with Your servant
so that I might live;
then I will keep Your word.
- Deal generously with Your servant
- 18
- Open my eyes
- 21 Proud wander away
- You rebuke the proud,
the ones under a curse,
who wander from Your commands.
- You rebuke the proud,
- James 4:10
- Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.
- 2 Chronicles 7:14
- if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.
- Pr 29:23, Luke 1:52
- 17
- Ps 119:24 KJV
- Thy testimonies also are my delight and my counsellers.
- DALET Ps 119:25-32
- 25- 26, 28-29 Relationship
- My life is down in the dust;
give me life through Your word.
26 I told You about my life,
and You listened to me;
teach me Your statutes. - I am weary[c] from grief;
strengthen me through Your word.
29 Keep me from the way of deceit
and graciously give me Your instruction. - NIV Keep me from deceitful ways; be gracious to me and teach me your laws.
- My life is down in the dust;
- 30-32 Hiding God’s word and seeking Him to enlighten
- I have chosen the way of truth;
I have set Your ordinances before me.
31 I cling to Your decrees;
Lord, do not put me to shame.
32 I pursue the way of Your commands,
for You broaden my understanding.[d]
- I have chosen the way of truth;
- 25- 26, 28-29 Relationship
HE Ps 119:33-40 Asking God
- 33 Teach me
- 34 Help me
- 35 Help me
- 36 Turn my heart
- 37 Turn my eyes
- 38 Confirm
- 39 Turn away disgrace
- 40
- How I long for Your precepts!
Give me life through Your righteousness.
- How I long for Your precepts!
- VAV Ps 119:41-48 Praise and Meditate
- 41 Your faithful love
- 42 trust in your word
- 43 hope in your judgements
- 44 always obey instruction
- 45 walk freely
- 46 speak decrees
- 47 I delight
- 48 Lift my hands
- ZAYIN Ps 119:49-56 commitment
- 49
- Remember Your word to Your servant;
You have given me hope through it.
- Remember Your word to Your servant;
- 54
- Your statutes are the theme of my song
during my earthly life.[h]
- Your statutes are the theme of my song
- 55-56
- Yahweh, I remember Your name in the night,
and I obey Your instruction.
56 This is my practice:
I obey Your precepts.
- Yahweh, I remember Your name in the night,
- 49
- KHET Ps 119:57-64 My Action
- 57 I have promised
- 58 I have sought
- 59 I thought and turned
- 60 I hurried to keep
- 61 I did not forget
- 62 I rise at midnight
- 63 I am a friend
- 64
- Lord, the earth is filled with Your faithful love;
teach me Your statutes.
- Lord, the earth is filled with Your faithful love;
- TET Ps 119:65-72 sin, discipline, returned to favor, correction
- 65
- Lord, You have treated Your servant well,
just as You promised.
- Lord, You have treated Your servant well,
- 66 teach me good judgement
- 67 before afflicted went astray
- 68 you do good to teach me
- 69 not distracted by the proud/liars
- 70 delight in instruction
- 71-71 recognize the blessing
- It was good for me to be afflicted
so that I could learn Your statutes.
72 Instruction from Your lips is better for me
than thousands of gold and silver pieces.
- It was good for me to be afflicted
- 65
- YOD Ps 119:73-80
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73
- Your hands made me and formed me;
give me understanding
so that I can learn Your commands. - Ps 139:13
- For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb.
- Ps 22:9-10
- Yet you brought me out of the womb; you made me trust in you, even at my mother’s breast. From birth I was cast on you; from my mother’s womb you have been my God.
- Ps 71:6
- From birth I have relied on you; you brought me forth from my mother’s womb. I will ever praise you.
- Ps 100:3
- Your hands made me and formed me;
- 74 & 79
- Those who fear You will see me and rejoice,
for I put my hope in Your word. - Let those who fear You,
those who know Your decrees, turn to me.
- Those who fear You will see me and rejoice,
- 75 goes with Ps 119:65-72 about afflicted to correct
- 76 your faithful love
- 77 your compassion, your instruction
- 78 your precepts
- 80
- May my heart be blameless regarding Your statutes
so that I will not be put to shame.
- May my heart be blameless regarding Your statutes
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- LAMED Ps 119:89-96 surety of God’s word
- 89-91
- Lord, Your word is forever;
it is firmly fixed in heaven.
90 Your faithfulness is for all generations;
You established the earth, and it stands firm.
91 They stand today in accordance with Your judgments,
for all things are Your servants.
- Lord, Your word is forever;
- 92-93 Saved from death – for me, suicide
- If Your instruction had not been my delight,
I would have died in my affliction.
93 I will never forget Your precepts,
for You have given me life through them.
- If Your instruction had not been my delight,
- 89-91
- MEM Ps 119:97-104 Wisdom from God
- 97
- How I love Your instruction!
It is my meditation all day long.
- How I love Your instruction!
- 98 wiser than enemies
- 99 more insight than teachers
- 100 more than the elders
- 101 – 102
- I have kept my feet from every evil path
to follow Your word.
102 I have not turned from Your judgments,
for You Yourself have instructed me.
- I have kept my feet from every evil path
- 103-104
- How sweet Your word is to my taste—
sweeter than honey in my mouth.
104 I gain understanding from Your precepts;
therefore I hate every false way.
- How sweet Your word is to my taste—
- 97
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NUN Ps 119:105-112 Lamp and Light
- 105 Go To Verse
- Your word is a lamp for my feet
and a light on my path.
- Your word is a lamp for my feet
- 107-108 – with Ps 119:65-72
- I am severely afflicted;
Lord, give me life through Your word.
108 Lord, please accept my willing offerings of praise,
and teach me Your judgments.- Hebrews 13:15
- Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise—the fruit of lips that openly profess his name.
- Ps 50:14
- Make thankfulness your sacrifice to God, and keep the vows you made to the Most High.
- Romans 12:1
- Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship.
- Hebrews 13:15
- I am severely afflicted;
- 111-112 – Joy of my heart
- I have Your decrees as a heritage forever;
indeed, they are the joy of my heart.
112 I am resolved to obey Your statutes
to the very end.[k]
- I have Your decrees as a heritage forever;
- 105 Go To Verse
- SAMEK Ps 119:113-120
- AYIN Ps 119:121-128 – Prayer for Protection
- 121-122
- I have done what is just and right;
do not leave me to my oppressors.
122 Guarantee Your servant’s well-being;
do not let the arrogant oppress me.
- I have done what is just and right;
- 124-125
- Deal with Your servant based on Your faithful love;
teach me Your statutes.
125 I am Your servant; give me understanding
so that I may know Your decrees.
- Deal with Your servant based on Your faithful love;
- 127-128
- Since I love Your commands
more than gold, even the purest gold,
128 I carefully follow[n] all Your precepts
and hate every false way.
- Since I love Your commands
- 121-122
- PE Ps 119:129-136 The Joy of God’s Word
- 129
- Since I love Your commands
more than gold, even the purest gold,
128 I carefully follow[n] all Your precepts
and hate every false way.
- Since I love Your commands
- 133 – guide steps
- Make my steps steady through Your promise;
don’t let any sin dominate me.
- Make my steps steady through Your promise;
- 136 – grief at sin
- My eyes pour out streams of tears
because people do not follow Your instruction.
- My eyes pour out streams of tears
- 129
- TSADE Ps 119:137-144 Righteousness
- 137 – 138
- You are righteous, Lord,
and Your judgments are just.
138 The decrees You issue are righteous
and altogether trustworthy.
- You are righteous, Lord,
- 142
- Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness,
and Your instruction is true.
- Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness,
- 144
- Your decrees are righteous forever.
Give me understanding, and I will live.
- Your decrees are righteous forever.
- 137 – 138
- QOF Ps 119:145-152 I call, I cry out
- 145
- I call with all my heart; answer me, Lord.
I will obey Your statutes.
- I call with all my heart; answer me, Lord.
- 147 – 148
- I rise before dawn and cry out for help;
I put my hope in Your word.
148 I am awake through each watch of the night
to meditate on Your promise.
- I rise before dawn and cry out for help;
- 151-152
- You are near, Lord,
and all Your commands are true.
152 Long ago I learned from Your decrees
that You have established them forever.
- You are near, Lord,
- 145
- RESH Ps 119:153-160 Deliverance
- 153-154
- Consider my affliction and rescue me,
for I have not forgotten Your instruction.
154 Defend my cause and redeem me;
give me life as You promised.
- Consider my affliction and rescue me,
- 159-160
- Consider how I love Your precepts;
Lord, give me life according to Your faithful love.
160 The entirety of Your word is truth,
and all Your righteous judgments endure forever.
- Consider how I love Your precepts;
- 153-154
- SIN/SHIN Ps 119:161-168
- 162 Go To Versee
- I rejoice over Your promise
like one who finds vast treasure.
- I rejoice over Your promise
- 164 Go To Verse
- I praise You seven times a day
for Your righteous judgments.
- I praise You seven times a day
- 165 KJV Go To Verse
- Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them.
- 162 Go To Versee
- TAV Ps 119:169-176 Cry out – Instruct Me Lord
- 169 Let my cry reach you
- 170 Let my plea reach you
- 171 My Lips pour out praise
- 172 My tongue sings
- 173 I have chosen
- 174 I long for your salvation, Lord, and Your instruction is my delight.
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Proverb 31
- Assumed written by Solomon, therefore talking about his mother Bathsheba teaching him.
- Pr 31:1-2
- The words of King Lemuel, an oracle that his mother taught him:
- What should I say, my son?
What, son of my womb?
What, son of my vows?
- Pr 31:3 Women/unpure sex
- Don’t spend your energy on women or your efforts on those who destroy kings.
- Deuteronomy 17:17, I Kings 11:1, Nehemiah 13:25-26
- Pr 31:4-5 KJV Problems with strong drink for leaders
- 4 It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:
- 5 Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted.
- Pr 31:6-7 give aid to those who are dying or despairing
- Pr31:8-9 NIV Speak for those with no voice
- Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves,
for the rights of all who are destitute.
9 Speak up and judge fairly;
defend the rights of the poor and needy.- Isaiah 1:17 NIV
- Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed. Take up the cause of the fatherless; plead the case of the widow.
- Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed. Take up the cause of the fatherless; plead the case of the widow.
- Isaiah 1:17 NIV
- Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves,
- Pr 31:10-31 the Virtuous Woman – Original Wonder Woman
- 1-3
- This is an alphabetical poem about the great things that are capable to a woman who is trusted, and empowered, and given authority over her home. Ode to empowerment not a checklist. An ideal for things and ideas that can be done by a woman, not a board with which to hit her on the head.
- 20, 25-26 her heart
- She opens her arms to the poor
and extends her hands to the needy. - She is clothed with strength and dignity;
she can laugh at the days to come.
26 She speaks with wisdom,
and faithful instruction is on her tongue.
- She opens her arms to the poor
- 30 Go To Verse
- Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting;
but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.
- Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting;
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