Psalm 119:89-96

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Lamed. THE IMPERISHABLE NATURE OF THE DIVINE WORD. — V. 89. Forever, O Lord, Thy Word is settled in heaven; like the essence of God, out of which it flowed, it is unchangeable and will endure throughout eternity. Compare Matt. 24, 35; Luke 21, 33.

V. 90. Thy faithfulness is unto all generations, remains the same from one generation to the next, absolutely trustworthy: Thou hast established the earth, and it abideth, standing as long as God's will so ordains.

V. 91. They continue this day according to Thine ordinances, the earth and all it contains being subject to His Word, obliged to carry out the dictates of His will; for all are Thy servants, humbly obeying His unalterable laws. The trust in the eternal faithfulness of Jehovah has sustained the psalmist in his affliction.

V. 92. Unless Thy Law, the Word of God with its divine instructions, had been my delights, the one thing affording him true happiness, I should then have perished in mine affliction, God's Word alone giving him strength to endure.

V. 93. I will never forget Thy precepts, the special directions of God's holy will; for with them Thou hast quickened me, given him new spiritual life and endurance in the midst of his trials.

V. 94. I am Thine, save me, delivering him from the difficulties which beset him; for I have sought Thy precepts, endeavoring earnestly to live up to all the directions which the Lord has laid down for the conduct of His children.

V. 95. The wicked have waited for me to destroy me, their object being thereby to remove the Word which the servant of the Lord always quoted against them; but I will consider Thy testimonies, for the Word of God will abide in spite of all the efforts of the enemies to destroy it.

V. 96. I have seen an end of all perfection, that is, no matter how perfect anything may seem here on earth, it has its limit or end, for absolute excellence is wanting where fallibility is natural; but Thy commandment is exceeding broad, the Word of God is not bound by the narrow limits of a human, earthly production. Man, be he never so wise, never outgrows the Word of God.