Psalms 119:137

Psalms 119:137 says, TZADDI.  After the alphabetical separator, verse one-thirty-seven says, Righteous art thou, O LORD, and upright are thy judgments.  David pronounced God to be righteous and upright in His judgments, and He still is and always will be.  Verse one-thirty-eight adds, Thy testimonies that thou hast commanded are righteous and very faithful.  Not only is God righteous, but so are His testimonies, or laws, righteous and faithful.  God and His law will never change, but He will always be faithful to do what He says He will do.  Verse one-thirty-nine declares, My zeal hath consumed me, because mine enemies have forgotten thy words.  David said his zeal for God's word grew because his enemies, those who fought against him, had forgotten God's words.  As followers of Christ today, we must have a zeal for God's word, because the lost people of the world have forgotten it or never knew it.  Verse one-forty adds, Thy word is very sure: therefore thy servant loveth it.  As Christians, we like David must recognize the surety of God's word, and we must likewise love God's word.  What God's word says will always be true, and we should never dread what it says, but should instead love His word.  Verse one-forty-one states, I am small and despised: yet do not I forget thy precepts.  David may have been seen as a powerful man by the world, but he said he was small and despised compared to God.  When we compare ourself to God, we will always be small, and until we accept forgiveness for our sins by putting our faith in Jesus Christ, our actions will be despised by God.  Verse one-forty-two adds, Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and thy law is the truth.  As David said,  God's righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and His law will always be the truth.  The righteousness and truth of God do not change over time, nor with the situation.  Even if everyone were to agree that God's word has changed, it will still be true.  Verse one-forty-three states, Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me: yet thy commandments are my delights.  We may sometimes think that as followers of Christ everything in life should be good, but just as it was with David, we may be surrounded by trouble and anguish, but we must still delight in God's commandments.  Verse one-forty-four adds, The righteousness of thy testimonies is everlasting: give me understanding, and I shall live.  If we are to have everlasting life, we must understand God's laws, beginning with the fact that the only way to truly understand them is to first put our faith in Jesus Christ as our Savior and Lord.  Then, the Holy Spirit will guide us to a better understanding of God's word.