Psalm
119:97–104—Psalm 119 is an
example of Hebrew poetry, which is different than English poetry. First, the
psalm is an acrostic: that is, every line of each section starts with the same
Hebrew letter, in this case ‘mem’ (מ).
Another characteristic of Hebrew poetry is parallelism, where the two halves of
each line complement each other in some way. Here, we see that the second half
of each line serves to amplify the thought in the first half. The psalmist
proclaims that the Word of God is the source of wisdom; it rewards the one who
meditates on it by making him wiser than my enemies and having more
understanding than all my teachers. So, too, let us not fail to immerse
ourselves in the study of God’s Word, for it is sweeter than honey to my mouth.
Collect for
Psalm 119: Lord, you are just and your commandments are eternal. Teach us to love
you with all our heart and to love our neighbor as ourselves, for the same of
Jesus our Lord.
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