Psalms 119:129

Psalms 119:129 says, PE.  Again, there is the dividing letter, then verse one-twenty-nine says, Thy testimonies are wonderful: therefore doth my soul keep them.  David said God's testimonies were wonderful and that he would keep them with his soul, his very utmost being.  God's testimonies have not changed and are still wonderful, and we as followers of Christ must also keep them with our soul.  Verse one-thirty adds, The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple.  David said when someone allowed God's light into his or her life it gave understanding, even to the simple.  God's light can only give us understanding if we let it in, and we are all simple minded before God.  Verse one-thirty-one continues, I opened my mouth, and panted: for I longed for thy commandments.  David said he panted after the word of God.  We likewise should be so desirous of the word of God that we are left breathless without it to guide us in life.  Verse one-thirty-two states, Look thou upon me, and be merciful unto me, as thou usest to do unto those that love thy name.  David asked God to look on him in mercy as he had done with people who put their faith in Him in the past.  God's mercy is always available to those who look to Him in faith.  Just as God has been merciful to those in the past, He will be merciful to anyone who calls on Him today.  Verse one-thirty-three adds, Order my steps in thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me.  Just as David asked God to order, or guide, all his steps so that sin might not have dominion over him, so must we.  We cannot just follow God part of the time, but must follow Him every step of the way.  Verse one-thirty-four continues, Deliver me from the oppression of man: so will I keep thy precepts.  David knew that God alone had the power to deliver him from the oppression of people,  and this will always be true. We must always look to God for deliverance, no matter how powerful we may be in the world.  Verse one-thirty-five says, Make thy face to shine upon thy servant; and teach me thy statutes.  As David asked of God then, we today must ask God to shine His light on us and to teach us His statutes.  This can only happen if we put our faith in Jesus Christ as our Savior and Lord.  Verse one-thirty-six adds, Rivers of waters run down mine eyes, because they keep not thy law.  David said he cried like a river when people did not keep God's law.  As Christians, if we allow sin back into our life we should be just as broken-hearted as David said he was.  We should never take even the smallest sin lightly.  We should also be broken hearted that people refuse to accept God's law, which begins by accepting Jesus Christ as one's Savior and Lord.