Psalm 119:50 This is my comfort in my affliction: for thy word hath quickened me.
Comfort-A state of physical ease and freedom from pain or constraint. The easing or alleviation of a person's feelings of grief or distress.
Affliction-affliction, poverty, misery
Quickened-to live, have life, remain alive, sustain life, live prosperously, live for ever, be quickened, be alive, be restored to life or health
This is my...state of physical ease and freedom from pain or constraint and easing or alleviation of a person's feelings of grief or distress...in my...affliction, poverty, misery...for thy work hath...lived, has life, remained alive, sustained life, lived prosperously, lived for ever, be quickened, be alive, be restored to life or health
Psalm 119:51 The proud have had me greatly in derision: yet have I not declined from thy law.
What happens when those around me think I'll of me? Do I let it get me down? Do I let them direct my paths? Who am I really trying to please?
Yet have I not declined from thy law....I have to choose not to let them sway me. To choose God's wishes over other's. the proud are pretty selfish. I need to not be that way myself.
Psalm 119:52 I remembered thy judgments of old, O LORD; and have comforted myself.
I remembered....first off I need to read and set to memory God's WordThey judgements of old...the old paths of the Bible are solid paths O Lord...He must have preeminence in my lifeAnd have comforted myself...there is comfort in relying on God
Psalm 119:53 Horror hath taken hold upon me because of the wicked that forsake thy law.
Horror (a wind of anger) hath taken hold upon me...
Because...Of the wicked. That forsake thy law.
Would they be wicked it they adhered to the Word of God? Would anger have taken over if they weren't wicked? What do I do to keep myself from being consumed by this anger?
Psalm 119:54 Thy statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage.
What is the music in your home? Pilgrimage here is your dwelling place. Thy statutes (Bible), is it the theme of the music in your home? Not that you cannot listen to other music, but is it the foundation of the music you listen to?
Psalm 119:55 I have remembered thy name, O LORD, in the night, and have kept thy law.
What do you think about in the night? Many times in the night you dream about real world situations. This is your brain working on the the issues while you sleep. While working out these issues...is your brain doing it God's way? By reassuring yourself that God has things under control, you will be telling yourself the right things.
Psalm 119:56 This I had, because I kept thy precepts.
In the night...have you ever gone through a night season? The darkness surrounds you, you don't know which way to go, you feel frozen in terror of what could happen. When that happens, remember God. Keep His Law. Continue following Him. You will get through the darkness. He is there beside you. You may not see Him, but He is there.