Psalm 119:113-120 - Praying God's Word

Please read Psalm 119:113-120.

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Meditate on and memorize verse 113.

I hate those who are double-minded, but I love Your law.

When you became a Christian, you were given the mind of Christ; therefore, you can think like Jesus (1 Corinthians 2:16).  In Christ, you should not be double-minded, wavering between the world’s opinions and what the Bible says.  You can stand with unwavering confidence on Christ and His Word.

God calls a double-minded person unstable in all his ways (James 1:8).  If you suffer from double-mindedness, submit to God and draw near to Him.  Cleanse your hands and your heart, be grieved by sin—never joyful about it.   Humble yourself before God, keeping His commandments (James 4:7-10; v. 115).

Set your mind on the things of Christ and pray Psalm 119:113-120 over yourself and those for whom you stand guard as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).

“LORD, let _________ and me hate those who are double-minded;

keep us from being double-minded and let us love Your law.

 Be our hiding place and our shield; we wait for Your Word. 

Make evildoers depart from us that we may

 observe Your commandments, God.  Sustain us according to Your Word

that we may live; and do not let us be ashamed of our hope. 

Uphold us that we may be safe, that we may have regard

for Your statutes continually.  You have rejected all those who wander

 from Your statutes, for their deceitfulness is useless.  You have

removed all the wicked of the earth like dross; therefore, I love

Your testimonies.  My flesh trembles for fear of You,

and I am afraid of Your judgments.

In Your name, Jesus~”

The WATCHMAN on the WALL, 3 – Dr. Ron and Marsha Harvell

Psalm 119:105-112 - Praying God's Word

Please read Psalm 119:105-112.

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Meditate on and memorize verse 105.

Your Word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.

God’s Word—what an incredible gift of Himself He gave to you!  His Word illuminates your dark places, making clear things that are confusing.  His Word sheds light on what the world calls “truth,” exposing lies that desire to destroy you.  His Word vivifies your life, giving you miraculous Holy Spirit power to keep going even when you are physically and mentally exhausted.  His Word sheds light on every aspect of your life and gives you laser-like clarity to clearly see every step to take as you journey with Him.

Use the words from Psalm 119:105-112 as a prayer of personal commitment to Christ and His Word as His faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).

“LORD, Your Word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.

 I have sworn and I will confirm it, that I will keep

Your righteous ordinances.  I am exceedingly afflicted; revive me,

O LORD, according to Your Word.  O accept the freewill

offerings of my mouth, O LORD, and teach me Your ordinances. 

My life is continually in my hand, yet I do not forget Your law. 

The wicked have laid a snare for me, yet I have not

gone astray from Your precepts.  I have inherited Your testimonies

forever, for they are the joy of my heart.  I have inclined

my heart to perform Your statutes forever, even to the end.

Thank You, LORD Jesus~”

The WATCHMAN on the WALL, 3 – Dr. Ron and Marsha Harvell

Psalm 119:97-104 - Praying God's Word

Please read Psalm 119:97-104.

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Meditate on and memorize verse 97.

O how I love Your law!  It is my meditation all the day.

The psalmist loved God’s Word so much he thought about it all day long.  Pondering Scripture, gave him greater understanding than his teachers because it was the LORD Himself teaching him—amazing!

What do you think about all day long?  As you love God’s Word more and more, it will be your desire to dwell on it more and more.  Soon you will find yourself repeating God’s Words over and over in your mind, miraculously replacing negative thoughts and vain imaginations, thus taking every thought captive to the obedience of Christ (2 Corinthians 10:5).

Thank the LORD for giving you His Words and pray the ones from Psalm 119:97-104 over yourself and those for whom you stand guard as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).

“O LORD, how I love Your law!  Please let ______ love it, too. 

May it be our meditation all the day.  Let Your commandments

make us wiser than our enemies, for they are ever ours. 

Give us more insight than all our teachers for

 Your testimonies are our meditation.  May we understand

 more than the aged because we have observed Your precepts. 

Help us restrain our feet from every evil way,

that we may keep Your Word.  Please teach us Yourself, LORD. 

Do not let us turn aside from Your ordinances.

 How sweet are Your Words to our taste! 

Yes, sweeter than honey to our mouths! 

From Your precepts we get understanding;

therefore, we hate every false way.

In Your name, Jesus~”

The WATCHMAN on the WALL, 3 – Dr. Ron and Marsha Harvell

Psalm 119:89-96 - Praying God's Word

Please read Psalm 119:89-96.

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Meditate on and memorize verse 93.

I will never forget Your precepts, for by them You have revived me.

As you continue to walk with Christ, you will experience more and more of the miraculous revitalization that comes from God’s Word.  The best antidote to tiredness and discouragement is resting in the LORD and His Word. 

What verses do you have tucked inside of you that come to your mind the moment you need them?  Here are some to add to your Spiritual arsenal; they are short and easy to memorize:

I love You, O LORD, my strength.

—Psalm 18:1

The LORD will accomplish what concerns me.

—Psalm 138:8

Nothing is too difficult for You, LORD.

—Jeremiah 32:17

In thanksgiving for God’s Word, pray Psalm 119:89-96 as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).

“Forever, O LORD, Your Word is settled in heaven. 

Your faithfulness continues throughout all generations;

You established the earth, and it stands.

They stand this day according to Your ordinances,

for all things are Your servants.

If Your law had not been my delight,

then I would have perished in my affliction.

 I will never forget Your precepts,

for by them You have revived me. 

I am Yours, save me; for

I have sought Your precepts. 

The wicked wait for me to destroy me;

 I shall diligently consider Your testimonies.

 I have seen a limit to all perfection;

Your commandment is exceedingly broad.

Because it is Your Word, Jesus~”

Psalm 119:81-88 - Praying God's Word

Please read Psalm 119:81-88.

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Meditate on and memorize verse 88.

Revive me according to Your lovingkindness,

so that I may keep the testimony of Your mouth.

A distraught psalmist wrote this eleventh stanza of Psalm 119.  Feeling dried up and useless, he described himself as a wineskin in the smoke.  Can you relate to him?  Where do you turn in the midst of such difficulty and persecution?  The psalmist knows his only source for comfort was God and His Word.  His soul longs for God’s salvation, not what the world offers. 

These are great verses for life’s difficult seasons.  Use the words of Psalm 119:81-88 to pray over yourself and those for whom you stand guard as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).

“LORD, ________ and my soul languishes for Your salvation;

we wait for Your Word.

 Our eyes fail with longing for Your Word, while

 we say, ‘When will You comfort us?’

 Though we have become like a wineskin in the

smoke, we do not forget Your statutes. 

How many are the days of Your servants? 

When will You execute judgment on those who persecute us? 

The arrogant have dug pits for us, men who

are not in accord with Your law. 

All Your commandments are faithful;

they have persecuted us with a lie; help us! 

They almost destroyed us on earth, but as for

us, we did not forsake Your precepts. 

Revive us according to Your lovingkindness,

 so that we may keep the testimony of Your mouth.

In Your name, Jesus~”

The WATCHMAN on the WALL, 3 – Dr. Ron and Marsha Harvell

Psalm 119:73-80 - Praying God's Word

Please read Psalm 119:73-80.

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Meditate on and memorize verse 73.

Your hands made me and fashioned me;

give me understanding that I may learn Your commandments.

Perhaps you have been told to use the good brain God gave you.  As a Christian, you not only have a God-given brain, you have the mind of Christ; therefore, you can take every thought captive to the obedience of Him (1 Corinthians 2:16; 2 Corinthians 10:5). 

This tenth stanza of Psalm 119 gives you the secret for making your thoughts pleasing to the LORD.  Learn God’s Word, delight in it, and meditate on it.  Even if others are lying about you, ponder, speak, and pray Scripture.  This holy habit will destroy speculations and vain imaginations, keeping you from wasting your day with futile thinking.

Pray Psalm 119:73-80 over yourself and those for whom you stand guard as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).

“LORD, Your hands made and fashioned __________ and me.

 Give us understanding that we may learn Your commandments. 

May those who fear You see us and be glad

 because we wait for Your Word.

 We know, O LORD, that Your judgments are righteous

 and that in faithfulness You have afflicted us.

 O may Your lovingkindness comfort us, according

 to Your Word to Your servants.

 May Your compassion come to us that

we may live, for Your law is our delight. 

May the arrogant be ashamed, for they subvert us with a lie,

but we shall meditate on Your precepts. 

May those who fear You turn to us;

 even those who know Your testimonies. 

May our hearts be blameless in Your statutes,

 so we will not be ashamed.

In Your name, Jesus~”

Psalm 119:65-72 - Praying God's Word

Please read Psalm 119:65-72.

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Meditate on and memorize verse 66.

Teach me good discernment and knowledge,

for I believe in Your commandments.

What a great perspective on trials and afflictions!  The psalmist recognizes that when life seemed to go his way, he went astray.  Difficult times caused him to evaluate his life and keep the LORD’s Word.  He even saw the good in being afflicted because then he learned God’s statutes.

What is your perspective on affliction?  When a trial comes your way, use the difficult time to come humbly before God, asking Him to show you unconfessed sins in your life.  God wants trials to draw you into a deeper relationship with Him and His Word.

Pray Psalm 119:65-72 over yourself and those for whom you stand guard as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7). 

“O LORD, you have dealt well with _________ and me, Your servants,

 according to Your Word.  Teach us good discernment

 and knowledge, for we believe in Your commandments.

 Before we were afflicted, we went astray, but now we keep

Your Word.  You are good and do good; teach us Your statutes. 

The arrogant have forged a lie against us;

with all our hearts, help us observe Your precepts. 

Their heart is covered with fat, but we delight in Your law.

 It is good for us that we were afflicted,

 that we may learn Your statutes.  The law of Your mouth

is better to us than thousands of gold and silver pieces.

In Your name, Jesus~”