Sunday, April 13, 2008
Psalm 119:57-64
The Lord is my portion;
I promise to keep your words.
I entreat your favor with all my heart;
be gracious to me according to your promise.
When I think on my ways,
I turn my feet to your testimonies;
I hasten and do not delay
to keep your commandments.
Though the cords of the wicked ensnare me,
I do not forget your law.
At midnight I rise to praise you,
because of your righteous rules.
I am a companion of all who fear you,
of those who keep your precepts.
The earth, O Lord, is full of your steadfast love;
teach me your statutes! (ESV)
by Linda Harris
The psalmist considered his ways (119:59). The Hebrew word for “considered,” means to braid, weave or fabricate. Adam Clarke said this means, “I deeply pondered them; I turned them upside down; I viewed my conduct on all sides” as when embroidering a cloth.
God asks us to contemplate our actions (Haggai 1:5, 7) or literally “set our hearts.” On what have you set your heart? To what are you committed? Have you recently considered your ways? If it’s been a while, make time for this today.
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Daily Bible Meditations are taken from The Helping Hand,a Sabbath School student quarterly for youth and adults. Copyright © 2008, Seventh Day Baptist Board of Christian Education, Inc.
Scripture quotations marked "ESV" are taken from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. Copyright ©2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Text provided by the Crossway Bibles Web Service .
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