FEBRUARY 3, 2026 Psalm 119:75-76 I know, O Lord, that Your judgments are right, and that in faithfulness You have afflicted me. Let, I pray, Your merciful kindness be for my comfort, according to Your word to Your servant. In a previous psalm David wrote, “The judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether” (Psalm 19:9) indicating that there is no contradiction between one statute […]
FEBRUARY 2, 2026 Psalm 119:74 Those who fear You will be glad when they see me, because I have hoped in Your word. If someone is obedient to the Lord and sees success in their life, should that provoke jealousy or joy in us who observe this result? According to the psalmist, it most likely […]
FEBRUARY 1, 2026 Psalm 119:73 Your hands have made me and fashioned me; give me understanding, that I may learn Your commandments. Rabbinical commentary regards this verse to be quite literal when it says, “Your hands have made me.” It is believed by certain Jewish commentators that God effected the bulk of Creation through intermediate […]
JANUARY 30, 2026 Psalm 119:71-72 It is good for me that I have been afflicted, that I may learn Your statutes. The law of Your mouth is better to me than thousands of coins of gold and silver. As we addressed in the previous devotion, God often uses affliction as a rod of correction to steers us away from calamity […]
JANUARY 29, 2026 Psalm 119:67-68 Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I keep Your word. You are good, and do good. There are many in this world who, being made aware of their wrongdoing, think a simple “I’m sorry” should be sufficient to clean the slate and make things right. Of course, to tell someone […]
JANUARY 28, 2026 Psalm 119:65-66 You have dealt well with Your servant, O Lord, according to Your word. Teach me good judgment and knowledge, for I believe Your commandments. These verses begin the section called ט tet, the ninth letter in the Hebrew alphabet. It is appropriate that this section begins with one of the most spiritually […]
JANUARY 27, 2026 Psalm 119:63 I am a companion of all who fear You, and of those who keep Your precepts. Friends are hard to come by, especially those who will stand with you through difficulties. When you find such a friend, it is a treasure of immeasurable worth. Then there are those so-called “fair weather friends” […]
JANUARY 26, 2026 Psalm 119:59-60 I thought about my ways, and turned my feet to Your testimonies. I made haste, and did not delay to keep Your commandments. What is the right thing to do — what seems good in our own eyes or what is upright in the eyes of the Creator? Of course, we […]
JANUARY 25, 2026 Psalm 119:57-58 You are my portion, O Lord; I have said that I would keep Your words. I entreated Your favor with my whole heart; be merciful to me according to Your word. These verses begin the section designated as ח heth (chet), the eighth letter in the Hebrew alphabet. Because this is the eighth letter, […]
