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Senior Sunday School 4 : Psalms Book 5 : Psalm 119 : Lesson 1

Text: Psalm 119 :1-16
8 February 2026

SSS 4 8 February 2026
Text: Psalm 119:1-16

ALEPH

1 Blessed are the undefiled in the way,
Who walk in the law of the Lord!

2 Blessed are those who keep His testimonies,
Who seek Him with the whole heart!

3 They also do no iniquity;
They walk in His ways.

4 You have commanded us
To keep Your precepts diligently.

5 Oh, that my ways were directed
To keep Your statutes!

6 Then I would not be ashamed,
When I look into all Your commandments.

7 I will praise You with uprightness of heart,
When I learn Your righteous judgments.

8 I will keep Your statutes;
Oh, do not forsake me utterly!

Psalm 119:1-8

INTRODUCTION TO PSALM 119

1. Theme of this Psalm

“The law of the Lord”

Psalm 119:1

2. The journal of a man who takes up the challenge to keep the law of the Lord

3. Different words / phrases to describe the Lord’s Word

a) Law of the Lord
b) Testimonies
c) Ways
d) Precepts
e) Statutes
f) Judgments
g) Commandments
h) Word of truth
i) Ordinances Psalm 119:43

OBSERVATIONS OF THOSE WHO ARE BLESSED BY GOD

1 Blessed are the undefiled in the way,
Who walk in the law of the Lord!

2 Blessed are those who keep His testimonies,
Who seek Him with the whole heart!

3 They also do no iniquity;
They walk in His ways.

Psalm 119:1-3

1. They are undefiled

2. They walk in the law of the Lord

3. They keep His testimonies

4. They seek Him with the whole heart
5. They do no iniquity

6. They walk in His ways

LAMENT AND CONFESSION

4 You have commanded us
To keep Your precepts diligently.

5 Oh, that my ways were directed
To keep Your statutes!

6 Then I would not be ashamed,
When I look into all Your commandments.

Psalm 119:4-6

1. Knowledge
That God has commanded that His precepts were to be kept diligently

2. Confession
His way of life was not directed to keep His statutes

3. Shame is felt when he reads the Scriptures

COMMENCEMENT OF DETERMINATION

7 I will praise You with uprightness of heart,
When I learn Your righteous judgments.

8 I will keep Your statutes;
Oh, do not forsake me utterly!

Psalm 119:7-8

1. Uprightness of heart is found

2. Praise to God is given when lessons of righteous judgment are learned

3. Commitment to keep God’s statutes

4. Humble prayer that God would not utterly forsake because of sins in life

BETH

9 How can a young man cleanse his way?
By taking heed according to Your word.

10 With my whole heart I have sought You;
Oh, let me not wander from Your commandments!

11 Your word I have hidden in my heart,
That I might not sin against You.

12 Blessed are You, O Lord!
Teach me Your statutes.

13 With my lips I have declared
All the judgments of Your mouth.

14 I have rejoiced in the way of Your testimonies,
As much as in all riches.

15 I will meditate on Your precepts,
And contemplate Your ways.

16 I will delight myself in Your statutes;
I will not forget Your word.

Psalm 119:9-16

1. How may cleansing from sin take place?

a) By taking heed
b) According to Your word

2. Seeking the Lord

a) Whole-hearted seeking
b) The danger of wandering away from God’s commandments

3. Hiding the Lord’s word in the heart

To prevent sinning

4. Prayer

To ask the Lord to teach us His word

5. Good Outcomes

a) Ability to declare God’s judgments
With my lips I have declared
All the judgments of Your mouth.
Psalm 119:13
b) Great joy
I have rejoiced in the way of Your testimonies,
As much as in all riches.
Psalm 119:14
c) Meditation/ Contemplation
I will meditate on Your precepts,
And contemplate Your ways.
Psalm 119:15
d) Delight
I will delight myself in Your statutes;
I will not forget Your word.
Psalm 119:16