Message Notes

SSS 4 26 April 2026
Text: Psalm 119

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105 Your word is a lamp to my feet
And a light to my path.

106 I have sworn and confirmed
That I will keep Your righteous judgments.

107 I am afflicted very much;
Revive me, O Lord, according to Your word.

108 Accept, I pray, the freewill offerings of my mouth, O Lord,
And teach me Your judgments.

109 My life is continually in my hand,
Yet I do not forget Your law.

110 The wicked have laid a snare for me,
Yet I have not strayed from Your precepts.

111 Your testimonies I have taken as a heritage forever,
For they are the rejoicing of my heart.

112 I have inclined my heart to perform Your statutes
Forever, to the very end.

Psalm 119:105-112

1. Afflictions Continue

107 I am afflicted very much;
Revive me, O Lord, according to Your word.

109 My life is continually in my hand,
Yet I do not forget Your law.

110 The wicked have laid a snare for me,
Yet I have not strayed from Your precepts.

Psalm 119:107, 109-110

a) They continue to be very real

b) They continue to affect and threaten the Psalmist

c) Afflictions come from the wicked

d) They lay snares

e) Life was sometimes uncertain!

2. Coping with Afflictions

105 Your word is a lamp to my feet
And a light to my path.

106 I have sworn and confirmed
That I will keep Your righteous judgments.

Psalm 119:105-106

a) The Word of God is a Lamp

b) It brings the needed light as we walk amidst darkness

c) Sworn and confirmed

To keep God’s righteous judgments

d) Refusal to stray from God’s precepts

3. Strong Determinations

111 Your testimonies I have taken as a heritage forever,
For they are the rejoicing of my heart.

112 I have inclined my heart to perform Your statutes
Forever, to the very end.

Psalm 119:111-112

a) Taking the testimonies of God as heritage

b) They bring much rejoicing to the heart

c) Inclination of the heart to perform God’s statutes

d) This is a life-long Determination (commitment)