Psalm 119:9-16
Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way?
by taking heed thereto according to thy word.
With my whole heart have I sought thee:
O let me not wander from thy commandments.
Thy word have I hid in mine heart,
that I might not sin against thee.
Blessed art thou, O Lord:
teach me thy statutes.
With my lips have I declared
all the judgments of thy mouth.
I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies,
as much as in all riches.
I will meditate in thy precepts,
and have respect unto thy ways.
I will delight myself in thy statutes:
I will not forget thy word.
The word of the Lord is truth; Jn 17:17. It is a light for my path, Ps 119:105. It is righteous and true and by it all things were made, Psalm 33:4-6. It is in the mouth of his prophets, (first verse of most books).
It is the word which we preach;
1 Pet 1:25
But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you.
The word of the Lord manifests itself as the law of the Lord and many similar things are said of it. Contained in his word are his commandments, they have not changed.
Jesus said: "If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love. These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full." Jn 15:10-11
This echoes the Father in Ex 20:6; Lev 26:3; Dt 5:10, 29; 1 Kings 3:14.
We have been given the Word of the Lord as a written testament as well as a sacrifice for all men, for Jesus was the Word, he was in the beginning and every things was made by him, (Jn 1:1; Jn 1:1) this word of salvation is sent to give life, to place the written word not only in front of our eyes, but in our hearts.
"For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people: And they shall not teach every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for all shall know me, from the least to the greatest." Heb 8:10-11
Psalm 1:1
Blessed is the man
that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly,
nor standeth in the way of sinners,
nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
But his delight is in the law of the Lord;
and in his law doth he meditate day and night.
And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water,
that bringeth forth his fruit in his season;
his leaf also shall not wither;
and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.
Be blessed and keep his commandments!
Jn 14:15 "If ye love me, keep my commandments."
