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  • Nun

    Nun

    Nun

    PSALM 119:105 Your word is a lamp to my feet
    and a light to my path.

    It is the signature verse of Psalm 119, the central theme of importance to the Psalmist.

    God’s word. More than words – actions of man directed by God – a way of life.

    The Proverbs advise of God’s word:

    • 1:23b  I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you.
    • 4:4b Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.
    • 4:20b attend to my words
    • 13:13 Whoso despiseth the word shall be destroyed: but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.

    How are God’s words a lamp (as translated from the KJV)?

    In the Tabernacle of God, Moses was commanded by the LORD:

    Contributions for the Sanctuary

    The Lord said to Moses, 2 “Speak to the people of Israel, that they take for me a contribution. From every man whose heart moves him you shall receive the contribution for me…

    8 And let them make me a sanctuary, that I may dwell in their midst…

    16 And you shall put into the ark the testimony that I shall give you.  17 “You shall make a mercy seat of pure gold…

    22 There I will meet with you, and from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubim that are on the ark of the testimony, I will speak with you about all that I will give you in commandment for the people of Israel…

     

    31 “You shall make a lampstand of pure gold…

    37 You shall make seven lamps for it. And the lamps shall be set up so as to give light on the space in front of it.

    The seven lamps on the lampstand light the sacred Tabernacle of the Lord, the place where the High Priest meets with the LORD, the commands are given and oaths sworn on behalf of the people to obey the LORD.

    106 I have sworn an oath and confirmed it,
    to keep your righteous rules.
    107 I am severely afflicted;
    give me life, O Lord, according to your word!
    108 Accept my freewill offerings of praise, O Lord,
    and teach me your rules.

    The KJV demonstrates more reverence for the Lord’s sanctuary and presence by the words of v.108

    Accept, I beseech thee, the freewill offerings of my mouth, O LORD, and teach me thy judgments.

    109 I hold my life in my hand continually,
    but I do not forget your law.

    110 The wicked have laid a snare for me,
    but I do not stray from your precepts.
    111 Your testimonies are my heritage forever,
    for they are the joy of my heart.

    Returning to the KJV: Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they are the rejoicing of my heart.

    And use of the same Hebrew word in Exodus 25:21-22

    And thou shalt put the mercy seat above upon the ark; and in the ark thou shalt put the testimony H5715 that I shall give thee. And there I will meet with thee, and I will commune with thee from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubims which are upon the ark of the testimony, H5715 of all things which I will give thee in commandment unto the children of Israel.

    112 I incline my heart to perform your statutes
    forever, to the end.

    This is what it means to love the Lord your God with your whole heart.

  • Kaph

    Kaph

    What does it mean to be saved? (What is salvation?)

     The people who sat in darkness have seen a great light,

    And upon those who sat in the region and shadow of death

    Light has dawned.” – Matthew 4:16 NKJV (quoting Isaiah 9:2)

    Luke 3:6 KJV And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.

    Psalm 119

    English Standard Version (ESV)

    Your Word Is a Lamp to My Feet

    Kaph

    81 My soul longs for your salvation;
    I hope in your word.
    82 My eyes long for your promise;
    I ask, “When will you comfort me?”

    The word salvation occurs 164 times in the KJV of the Bible. Do you realize the importance of your salvation in Christ Jesus?

    In the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament) salvation of God is hoped for and anticipated in the Person of the Messiah. It is a time of darkness and sin into which Jesus was born as a Son of Man in a manger in Bethlehem and sacrificed for our sins on a Cross in Jerusalem. Jesus IS our salvation.

    A thousand years before Christ, when David and Solomon ruled as Kings of Israel, the Law of God and His statutes were the present hope of Israel. The true hope of Israel was born in Christ Jesus, prophesied and predicted in the Psalms and by many Prophets during and following the fall of the earthly Kingdoms of Israel and Judah.

    83 For I have become like a wineskin in the smoke,
    yet I have not forgotten your statutes.
    84 How long must your servant endure?
    When will you judge those who persecute me?

    85 The insolent have dug pitfalls for me;
    they do not live according to your law.
    86 All your commandments are sure;
    they persecute me with falsehood; help me!
    87 They have almost made an end of me on earth,
    but I have not forsaken your precepts.

    88 In your steadfast love give me life,
    that I may keep the testimonies of your mouth.

    Even unbelievers know a portion of salvation:

    John 3:16-19

    16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. 

    He has not saved our life for ourselves, but for His own glory.

    Jesus IS Lord and Savior.

    Into the world is born a Messiah, prophesied by John the Baptist, prophesied by his father, Zechariah, the high priest of God:

    Luke 1:76 And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High;
    for you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways,
    77 to give knowledge of salvation to his people
    in the forgiveness of their sins,
    78 because of the tender mercy of our God,
    whereby the sunrise shall visit us from on high
    79 to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death,
    to guide our feet into the way of peace.”

  • Waw

    Waw

    Your Word Is a Lamp to My Feet

    Waw

    41 Let your steadfast love come to me, O Lord,
    your salvation according to your promise;
    42 then shall I have an answer for him who taunts me,
    for I trust in your word.

    Ah, what sweet words are these; to have the steadfast love of the Lord.

    What man of flesh is steadfast in his (or her) love for you? Do any compare to the unfailing love of Christ Jesus?

    In the KJV: VAU. Let thy mercies come also unto me, O LORD, even thy salvation, according to thy word.

    Thy mercies… even thy salvation. Some versions translate: ‘your unfailing love,’ your lovingkindnesses.

    Couldn’t we all use a little more of those embracing emotions of God’s steadfast love? And how well we know our salvation is in Christ Jesus, our Lord.

    Our God is a merciful God, our Lord our salvation of his steadfast love.

    43 And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth,
    for my hope is in your rules.
    44 I will keep your law continually,
    forever and ever,
    45 and I shall walk in a wide place,
    for I have sought your precepts.

    And I will walk at liberty: for I seek thy precepts. – KJV

    46 I will also speak of your testimonies before kings
    and shall not be put to shame,
    47 for I find my delight in your commandments,
    which I love.
    48 I will lift up my hands toward your commandments, which I love,
    and I will meditate on your statutes.