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Sabbath, May 24, 2008

Psalm 19:7-14

The law of the Lord is perfect,
reviving the soul;
the testimony of the Lord is sure,
making wise the simple;
the precepts of the Lord are right,
rejoicing the heart;
the commandment of the Lord is pure,
enlightening the eyes;
the fear of the Lord is clean,
enduring forever;
the rules of the Lord are true,
and righteous altogether.
More to be desired are they than gold,
even much fine gold;
sweeter also than honey
and drippings of the honeycomb.
Moreover, by them is your servant warned;
in keeping them there is great reward.

Who can discern his errors?
Declare me innocent from hidden faults.
Keep back your servant also from presumptuous sins;
let them not have dominion over me!
Then I shall be blameless,
and innocent of great transgression.

Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart
be acceptable in your sight,
O Lord, my rock and my redeemer. (ESV)

by Linda Harris

The Hebrew word translated “law” (19:7) is torah. This word is familiar to most of us, as it refers to the first five books of the Bible. But the word also means instruction or revelation. The psalmist wasn’t just writing about keeping rules; he intended to show that God’s instructions make “the heart glad” and “the eyes light up” (19:8, HCSB). How does God’s Word make your heart glad and your eyes light up?

Warren Wiersbe writes, “The way we treat the Bible is the way we treat the Lord, so it isn’t difficult to determine if we are rightly related to God. … To have an appetite for God’s Word is a mark of healthy Christian whose priorities are straight.” How do you treat the Bible? Do you have a healthy appetite for it?



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Daily Bible Meditations are taken from The Helping Hand,a Sabbath School student quarterly for youth and adults. Copyright © 2010, 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.