Psalms 119:1

Psalms 119:1 says, ALEPH. This is the longest chapter of the Bible, and is divided into twenty-two parts, one for each letter of the Hebrew alphabet.  Verse one says, Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the LORD.  David says that the undefiled, those that walk in the law of the LORD are blessed.  We will never keep God's law all the time, because if we could Jesus Christ would not have had to die for our sins.  Yet, as Christians this is to be our goal. Verse two adds, Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek him with the whole heart.  We are keep His laws and to seek Him with our whole heart, or with all our thoughts and deeds.  Verse three continues,  They also do no iniquity: they walk in his ways.  We should always try to not allow sin into our lives if we are to be happy, and when we fail, we just immediately confess our sin and ask God's forgiveness.  Verse four states, Thou hast commanded us to keep thy precepts diligently.  God has commanded us, especially as followers of Christ, to keep His commands diligently.   To do this, we must know what God's word says and follow His will in all that we do.  Verse five adds, O that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes!  This is a plea that all of the actions of David be guided by God.  We also need to look to God in all our thoughts if we are to keep all our actions guided by His law.  Verse six continues, Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect unto all thy commandments.  If we keep God's commandments, we will never be made ashamed by not keeping them.  Once we accept Jesus Christ as our Savior and Lord, this should be our goal.  Verse seven declares, I will praise thee with uprightness of heart, when I shall have learned thy righteous judgments.  After we learn of God's righteousness judgments as Christians, we need to keep them with an uprightness of heart.  We cannot allow sin to fill part of our heart, but must be wholeheartedly devoted to God.  Verse eight adds, I will keep thy statutes: O forsake me not utterly.  If we accept God's salvation, we are to keep His commandments, and we can be certain that once we accept Jesus Christ as our personal Savior and Lord that God will never forsake us.