“In praise of God’s Word"?

Question

Could someone please explain Psalm 119? I need to learn it all quickly.

Thanks.

Answer 1

Great! you've picked an idea Psalm, to not only learn the poetry of king David, but you can also learn Hebrew, while you're at it.

That's because this Psalm has 176 verses, which are divided into sections. Each section begin with the next letter (in order) of the Hebrew alphabet, or 'AlephBeth', as we say in Hebrew.

Poetry which begins with mnemonic devices like the acrostic initial Hebrew letters, assist our memories.

That way, if Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 ever happens, then you can tell the underground litterati, that your name is 'Psalm 199'. Good luck.

Answer 2

This psalm, the longest by far in the psalter, praises God for giving such splendid laws and instruction for people to live by. The author glorifies and thanks God for the Torah, prays for protection from sinners enraged by others' fidelity to the law, laments the cost of obedience, delights in the law's consolations, begs for wisdom to understand the precepts, and asks for the rewards of keeping them. Several expected elements do not appear in the psalm: Mount Sinai with its story of God's revelation and gift to Israel of instruction and commandments, the temple and other institutions related to revelation and laws (frequent in other psalms). The psalm is fascinated with God's word directing and guiding human life. The poem is an acrostic; its twenty-two stanzas (of eight verses each) are in the order of the Hebrew alphabet. Each of the eight verses within a stanza begins with the same letter. Each verse contains one word for "instruction." The translation here given attempts to translate each Hebrew word for "instruction" with the same English word. There are, however, nine words for "instruction," not eight, so the principle of a different word for "instruction" in each verse cannot be maintained with perfect consistency. The nine words for "instruction" in the translation are: law, edict, command, precept, word, utterance, way, decree, and teaching.

Answer 3

It's all dung(law), is to be flushed: Eph 2:14,15; Phil 3.
Solomon called it all vanity and vexation of spirit: Ecl.
Ye are not under the law, but under grace: Rom & Gal.
What's old and faulty is "ready to vanish": Hebrews 8.
No meniton of law whatsoever in the end already written:

The GRACE of our Lord Jesus Christ with you all. Amen.

Answer 4

it speaks more about the word of God.
Guess u shud read it all at least one and u'll understand a lot of it
all the best. God bless

Answer 5

It might help to actually read it.

In the meantime, you have one good answer.

Answer 6

Nice try.

Answer 7

THE WHOLE CHAPTER?