Psalms 119:97-104 NLT

Mem.

Oh, how I love your instructions! 

I think about them all day long.

Your commands make me wiser than my enemies, for they are my constant guide. 

Yes, I have more insight than my teachers, for I am always thinking of your laws. 

I am even wiser than my elders, for I have kept your commandments.

I have refused to walk on any evil path, so that I may remain obedient to your word.

I haven't turned away from your regulations, for you have taught me well.

How sweet your words taste to me; they are sweeter than honey.

Your commandments give me understanding; no wonder I hate every false way of life. 

Mem.

This part of the psalm reads like everything is a wee bit exaggerated...does he really think of God's law all day?

Is he really wiser than his enemies and his elders and have more insight than his teachers?

This reads like a teenagers overexcitement!

Overexcited in a good direction tho!

Maybe its an NZ culture thing but maybe we're a bit underexcited, we don't express our enthusiasm about God, our love for Him in limited ways, we hold back for fear of standing out, fear of being a bit different, a bit odd.

Perhaps this part of Ps119 gives the freedom to express excitement about what we discover about God, His word, His work in our world...to not be afraid...

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