Psalm 119 Part 5 Verses 33-40

Psalm 119 Part 5
Verses 33-40

In the Acrostic this section begins with
HE the fifth letter in the Hebrew alphabet.

33 ¶ Teach me, O LORD, the way of thy statutes;
and I shall keep it unto the end.
34 Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law;
yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart.
35 ¶ Make me to go in the path of thy commandments;
for therein do I delight.
36 Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness.
37 ¶ Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity;
and quicken thou me in thy way.
38 ¶ Stablish thy word unto thy servant, who is devoted to thy fear.
39 ¶ Turn away my reproach which I fear: for thy judgments are good.
40 ¶ Behold, I have longed after thy precepts:
quicken me in thy righteousness.

I have just noticed that most of these verses has a request and a statement towards God.
Often times in this Psalm that pattern is followed
but this section seems to me to be the first section
that most of the verses has BOTH a request
and a statement within each verse.
It's like the Psalmist knew he could not live for the Lord God,
the way he desired without God's help.
That is true of us today we could not live for God without the Holy Spirit's help.

Let's break the verses down into requests and statements:

Requests:
33 Teach me, O LORD, the way of thy statutes
34 Give me understanding
35 Make me to go in the path of thy commandments
36 Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness.
37 Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity;
and quicken thou me in thy way.
38 Stablish thy word unto thy servant
39 Turn away my reproach which I fear
40 ... quicken me in thy righteousness.

Statements the Psalmist made towards God.
33 ...the way thy statutes; and I shall keep it unto the end.
34 ...and I shall keep thy law; yea,
I shall observe it with my whole heart.
35 ...the path of thy commandments; for therein do I delight.
38 ...thy servant, who is devoted to thy fear.
39 ...for thy judgments are good.
40 Behold, I have longed after thy precepts

The Statements are a combination of facts, he knows about God
and pledges, promises he made with God.
You could even say they were a Heart Covenant with God.
But there were more Requests made to God then Statements
because without the Lord's help, none of us can live Holy for him,
and especially not with our whole heart.

The next 2 paragraphs:
I had previously begun to touch upon in answer to a question.

In the Old Testament they had to obey the 10 Commandments.
In a sense they are external laws from God, of what actions not to do.
But Jesus and the New Testament goes to the root of things, to our heart.
Not only are we not supposed to murder we are also commanded not to hate.
Not only are we not supposed to steal, we are commanded to not even covet.
This one about not coveting is mentioned not only in the New Testament
but is also in the Old Testament.
Not only are we not supposed to commit adultery,
we are also commanded to not even lust.

God knew that humans sin in their heart so even in the Old Testament;
once He spelled out His Laws for His people, He began to instruct about the heart condition
in the Old Testament foreshadowing Jesus' teaching
and the coming of the Holy Spirit to dwell inside of us
bringing us the presence of God into our inner most being.

Psalms were written as songs to be sung.
Sometimes they were songs of Praise
and sometimes they were Prayerful songs.
Psalm 119 is mostly an instructional song to learn of God's Word
but this section could literally be prayed.

Watch:

Dear Heavenly Father,
Teach me, O LORD, the way of thy statutes;
and I shall keep it unto the end.
Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law;
yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart.
Make me to go in the path of thy commandments;
for therein do I delight.
Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness.
Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity;
and quicken thou me in thy way.
Stablish thy word unto thy servant, who is devoted to thy fear.
Turn away my reproach which I fear: for thy judgments are good.
Behold, I have longed after thy precepts:
quicken me in thy righteousness.
We ask this, In the Name of Jesus.
Amen.

Pray the above prayer with sincerity and God WILL answer it.
It is a prayer based on His Word so He will help you live for Him.

May you be blessed as you grow in God's Word!