Psalms 116:1-14
Song of Thanksgiving
Psalms 116:15-2
Precious to The Lord is The Death of His Saints
Psalms 117:1-2
The Lord’s Faithfulness Endures Forever
Psalms 118:1-14
The Lord is Always Merciful
Psalms 118:10-18
You Can’t Keep The Battle to Yourself
Psalms 118:15-29
You Can’t Keep the Battle to Yourself
Psalms 119:1-8
Praise For The Word of God
Psalms 119:9-24
Cleansing by God’s Word
Psalms 119:17-24
Appreciation of God’s Word
Psalms 119:25-40
Prayer For Understanding God’s Word
Psalms 119:33-40
Loyalty to God’s Word
Psalms 119:41-48
Praise For God’s Word
Psalms 119:49-56
Hope From God’s Word
Psalms 119:57-64
Obedience to God’s Word
Psalms 119:65-72
Trust in God’s Word
Psalms 119:73-88
Hope in God’s Word
Psalms 119:81-88
God’s Word Is Faithful
Psalms 119:89-104
God’s Word is Sure
Psalms 119:97-104
God’s Word is Sweet
Psalms 119:105-120
God’s Word Is Awesome
Psalms 119:113-120
God’s Word is Awesome
Psalms 119:121-136
God’s Word Protects From Oppressors
Psalms 119:129-136
God’s Word is Wonderful
Psalms 119:137-152
God’s Word is True
Psalms 119:145-152
God’s Word is True
Psalms 119:153-160
Love For God’s Word
Psalms 119:161-168
Rejoicing in God’s Word
Psalms 119:169-176
Deliverance From God’s Word
Psalms 120:1-8
A Prayer For Help
Trust in God’s Word
Psalms 119:65–72
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The writer in this passage stresses a determination to keep the Word (vv. 65-72). God is good all the time. The emphasis in the first two verses (vv. 65-66) is on what is good in the life of the believer. God does what is good because God is good and because what He does is according to His Word and His Word is good (v. 39). The psalmist trusted that the Lord would deal with him according to his Word (v. 65). He then asked for further instruction to prevent his going astray (vv. 66-68). He acts according to the principles revealed in His Word and we should seek to live by these principles (v. 66). The better we know God’s Word, the better we can pray in God’s will and obey His will. To ask God for something that is not according to His will and His Word is to ask ignorantly and selfishly (James 4:3) and if He grants us our request, we will be sorry and wish we had not prayed.
In the next four verses (vv. 67-71) we can see how God overrules evil and from it brings good. The good shepherd uses affliction to discipline and rescue wayward sheep. The psalmist sin was probably not a flagrant act of rebellion but through the weakness of the flesh, the forces of temptation and a careless frame of spirit he got out of the right way before he was aware of what was really happening. Because of his sin God in His love sent affliction to discipline him (Heb. 12:1-11). At the time this discipline was not pleasant, but it brought God’s servant back to the place of obedience, so it was worth it (v. 71). There may be times when we are obedient and will still experience suffering, but God will use this suffering to mature us and teach us His Word. Charles Spurgeon said, “the promises of God shine the brightest in the furnace of affliction.” God uses the time of affliction (v. 71) to show us good (v. 72).
Application
I pray that no matter what kind of affliction I may have to go through in the future I should not be complaining but looking for what kind of a polished and finished product He wants to make me.
Psalms 119:65-72 (English Standard Version)
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