This stanza begins with the words of one who is seeing Scripture at work
in his life in very real ways. “Oh, how
I love Your law!” I have felt that
myself; I have seen it in believers young and old. When the
light comes on, the direction they seek is found, or the path is made
clear, there is a deep joy in the heart that cries out, “I love this Book!”
The joy of the Psalmist centers around the clarity he finds in Scripture
as opposed to the confusion he finds elsewhere.
God’s people know there are two ways: truth and falsehood (v104), good
and evil (v101). His enemies, his teachers, and the ancients
(v98-100) are those whose wisdom is always lacking.
Rather than following them and going astray the Psalmist has kept his
feet from their way (v101). He has not
departed from God’s judgments (v102). In
fact, as strongly as he loves God’s law, with the same intensity he hates every false way (v104). He has found the word of God to be completely
satisfying (v103)
We should consider this ourselves.
The world’s teachers can be quite intimidating to be sure, given their
status and power. After all, the evil
and false way is the way of destruction, Broadway Avenue on which most of our
acquaintances travel (Mt. 7:13). And
those who travel that road are never happy about those few do-gooders who travel the narrow way of affliction (Psa. 123:3-4; 1
Peter 4:3-4).
In youth it is our peer group exerting pressure to walk with the
majority in their pleasures. In college
it is the professor who has crafted a philosophy that denies God and exalts
man. In the workplace it is the
successful entrepreneur whose proven track
record in attaining wealth and power is the only path to follow.
And yet, do you feel the confidence of the man of the Word? By God’s commandments, testimonies and
precepts he cannot be touched by any of them.
The longer he lives the sweeter are God’s words. They fit reality. They keep him from trouble. They give him success with his Creator for he
is taught by God Himself (v102).
He will not be diverted. The
Scriptures are his meditation all the day.
He is confident as he walks the narrow path. “The law of his God is in his heart; none of
his steps shall slide” (Psalm 37:31). Do
you walk with this confidence?
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