Psalms 119:41

Psalms 119:41 says,VAU. After the identifier, verse one says,  Let thy mercies come also unto me, O LORD, even thy salvation, according to thy word.  David asked God to let His mercies come to Him, especially God's salvation of David, in accordance with God's word.  God's mercy to us, which begins with salvation through faith in Jesus Christ, will be accomplished according to His word.  Verse forty-two adds, So shall I have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth me: for I trust in thy word.  We can only answer those who reproach us because of our faith by continuing to live by faith in Jesus Christ as our Savior and Lord no matter what.  Verse forty-three continues, And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth; for I have hoped in thy judgments.  Like David, we need to ask that we never stop speaking the truth of God's word, because it is the only thing we have hope in.  Verse forty-four states, So shall I keep thy law continually for ever and ever.  David said he would keep God's law forever and ever, and this is what our goal as Christians should be as well.  Since we are saved forever, we should be obedient to God's word forever.  Verse forty-five adds, And I will walk at liberty: for I seek thy precepts.  As followers of Christ, we can walk at liberty from the power of sin, as David said he walked then, and we should always seek to follow God's precepts.  We are not freed from the power of sin to do whatever we want, but are freed to follow God's precepts, or laws.  Verse forty-six continues, I will speak of thy testimonies also before kings, and will not be ashamed.  We need to be willing to speak of God's testimonies, or laws, before any leader, and do so without being ashamed.  Of course, we need to be willing to do the same thing before the lowliest person.  A person's status in the world should never keep us from sharing the truth of God with them.  Verse forty-seven declares, And I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I have loved.  David said he would delight himself in God's commandments because he loved them.  We should feel the same way as Christians.  We should delight in God's commandments, and not view them negatively as some seem to do, and we should delight in them because we love them.  Verse forty-eight adds, My hands also will I lift up unto thy commandments, which I have loved; and I will meditate in thy statutes.  We like David need to be guided by God's commandments in all that we do, because we love them.