Psalm 119.129-136 Your statutes are wonderful; therefore I obey them.

Psalm 119.129-136

Your statutes are wonderful; therefore I obey them.

Lord, Your statutes are wonderful; I earnestly desire to obey them but cannot without the Holy Spirit to teach and reform me.

The unfolding of Your words gives light; it gives understanding to the simple.

As I grow in understanding of Your words, I see the beauty of your creation, the wisdom of Your plan for all that you have made.

I open my mouth and pant, longing for Your commands.

Oh, Lord, be not far from me, I long to have Your commands so embedded in me that they are the sole guide for my life.

Turn to me and have mercy on me, as You always do to those who love Your Name.

I know that You are faithful and constant, and that You will hear my plea, for I love Your Name. I hate those it take it in vain; it is an abhorrence to me.

Direct my footsteps according to Your Word; let no sin rule over me.

Tell me when my footsteps stray from Your righteous path; lay my sins out before me.

Redeem me from the oppression of men, that I may obey Your precepts.

Oh, Lord, how many are the sins and temptations of this world, and the ways that Satan uses my fellow man to ensnare and draw me in, so that I am not obedient to You! Without Your redemption, I am helpless.

Make Your face shine upon Your servant and teach me Your decrees.

Help me to remember Your Word as I read and study. Help me to take these decrees into my heart and make them my way of life, so that I might become who and what they are.

Streams of tears flow from my eyes, for Your Law is not obeyed.

I am heartbroken, for I do not obey Your laws. I am heartbroken for my family and for all around me, Lord. Bring me to a genuine sense of despair and grief for myself, and for all who do not obey. Fill me with a driving desire to tell others of Your goodness.