“How
can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to
your word. With my whole heart I seek you; let me not wander
from your commandments! I have stored up your word in my
heart, that I might not sin against you. Blessed are you, O
LORD; teach me your statutes! With my lips I declare
all the rules of your mouth. In the way of your testimonies
I delight as much as in all riches. I will meditate
on your precepts and fix my eyes on yourways. I will delight
in your statutes; I will not forget your word” (Psalm 119:9-16,
ESV).
We
could see here how King David valued the Word of God.
And
we ought to understand that God's Word refers not only to His
promises, but also to His instructions, testimonies, laws, precepts,
statutes – every declaration that comes out from the mouth of God.
For
David, we can keep our way pure, by guarding it and it should be
guarded according to God's Word – not according to our own
measurement of goodness or according to the general acceptance of the
majority in this world. So, we need to draw close to God and pattern
our ways according to His commandments.
Next,
David said: “I have stored up your word in my heart...” – he
memorized God's Word, not only put it in his memory, but in his heart
– in his desire. If we remember God's instruction and if we have
our interest in it, we will avoid to enjoy the fleeting pleasure of
sin.
Then,
not only to keep his way pure, to avoid sin that David treasured
God's Word, but also for his very high regard for Him. David
declared, “Blessed are you, O LORD...” So, David longed for to be
acquainted with His Word, to learn about it. Further, he was not only
contented to enjoy its benefit alone by himself, but also to share all of it with
others.
And David would like to declare or share with others the rules or words that he learned from God, because he said in verse 15, “In the way of your testimonies I delight as much as in all riches...” He experienced joy or gladness in it more than having all the material riches! And because of this kind of gladness in God's Word, David would not like to forget it.
And David would like to declare or share with others the rules or words that he learned from God, because he said in verse 15, “In the way of your testimonies I delight as much as in all riches...” He experienced joy or gladness in it more than having all the material riches! And because of this kind of gladness in God's Word, David would not like to forget it.
