Psalms 119:9

Psalms 119:9 says, BETH. After the letter Beth, verse one says, Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word.  The question is asked how a young man can clean his way, and answered by saying to take heed to live according to the word of God. We know the first step is to accept Jesus Christ, the Word, as one's personal Savior and Lord.  Verse ten adds, With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments.  David said he had sought to follow God with his whole heart and not wander from God's commandments, though we know he often did.  This should be our goal as Christians, though we too will often fail.  Verse eleven states, Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.  Like David, we need to hide God's word in our heart, and to do so, we must know what it says.  Verse twelve declares, Blessed art thou, O LORD: teach me thy statutes.  David declared God to be blessed and asked Him to teach him His statutes.  Because God is God, we should want to learn His commandments and laws.  Verse thirteen adds, With my lips have I declared all the judgments of thy mouth.  As David said he did then, we must declare God's judgments to the world today.  Verse fourteen continues, I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies, as much as in all riches.  David said he rejoiced in God's way as much as he did in all riches.  I believe it would be accurate to say that David rejoiced in God more than all riches.  This should be our testimony today as well.  We must always put God before the riches of this world.  Verse fifteen states, I will meditate in thy precepts, and have respect unto thy ways.  David had already said he meditated on God's word, and now he said he would meditate on its precepts, or what it actually meant.  It is not enough to simply know scripture verses if we don't know what they mean and apply them to our life.  Verse sixteen adds, I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word.  Like David, we need to delight in God's statutes and not forget His word.  Too often, there is a tendency to see God's law as a burden I believe, instead of something to delight in.