What does a believer bring to God in prayer? No doubt, there are many arguments to use, but one of the most effective is God’s word itself, especially passages through which the Lord has already spoken powerfully to us (v. 49). In the psalmist’s case, he was comforted by recalling such divine promises, and they helped him when troubles came his way (v. 50). Thinking about them brought spiritual stimulation to his soul, a reminder that God’s Word is a living Word.
The troubles that he was facing came from those who derided him, likely because of his commitment to God’s ways. Their insolent contempt of him did not cause him to turn from God’s requirements. He knew that God’s rules are lasting, not like the temporary notions of humans. The Lord’s rules are like himself, permanent.
Moreover, unlike the ideas that humans suggest, his words bring comfort to his people (vv. 51-52). Nevertheless, the wicked’s deliberate departure from the Lord raised the psalmist’s ire because of their rebellion against his God (v. 53).
His experience was that God’s statutes gave him something true and substantial to sing about, and he had enjoyed thinking about his God in the hours of darkness, perhaps when he found it possible to be alone with the Lord and meditate upon the divine attributes and character (vv. 54-55).
The psalmist had many blessings from God, but one of the choicest was that he had been enabled to keep the Lord’s commandments by God himself. He was able to walk with God and express his love to the Lord day after day (v. 56).
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