Psalms 119:65

Psalms 119:65 says, TETH.  After the divider, verse one says, Thou hast dealt well with thy servant,  David said God had dealt well with Him, according to God's word.  If we are truly following God, we should always believe that no matter what is happening in life that God is treating us well, in accordance with His word.  Verse sixty-six adds, Teach me good judgment and knowledge: for I have believed thy commandments. As David asked God then, we need to ask God to teach us good judgment and knowledge, based on our believing in His commandments.  We are not to rely on our own judgment and knowledge, but are to look to God's instead.  Verse sixty-seven states, Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now have I kept thy word.  David said before he was afflicted because of his following his way instead of God's, but now he was keeping God's word.  We will be spiritually afflicted as long as we go our way instead of following God's way.  Verse sixty-eight adds, Thou art good, and doest good; teach me thy statutes.  We like David need to acknowledge that God is good all the time and ask Him to teach us His ways.  Verse sixty-nine declares, The proud have forged a lie against me: but I will keep thy precepts with my whole heart.  If we believe that the world is aligned against us today, we will not be the first to feel that way, because David felt the same way.  David also said he would keep the precepts of God with all his heart, and so must we even if the whole world seems to be against us.  Verse seventy adds, Their heart is as fat as grease; but I delight in thy law.  The hearts of those who are against us as followers of Christ may be filled with their own beliefs, but we are still to delight in God's law.  God's law should never feel like a burden to us, but should always be a delight.  Verse seventy-one says, It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes.  David said being afflicted had been good for him, because it had caused him to learn God's statutes, or laws.  We too often complain to God when things go the least bit wrong in life,instead of seeing this as a time to learn more about God.  Verse seventy-two adds, The law of thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver.  If we would truly be rich, we must be like David and value God's word about the riches of this world.