The Last Eight Verses of Psalm 119 from the 1650 Psalter

[Ed Walsh]

Beloved of the Lord,

I post this with a prayer that the messages in these eight verses will bless you as much as they did me several mornings ago. Make up your own tune or sing them to a song familiar to you. But however you do it, pray as you sing and make these verses your own. The final verse absolutely floored me.

• Psalms 62:8
  Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah.

Tau​

169 O let my earnest pray'r and cry​

come near before thee, Lord:​

Give understanding unto me,​

according to thy word.​

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170 Let my request before thee come:​

after thy word me free.​

171 My lips shall utter praise, when thou​

hast taught thy laws to me.​

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172 My tongue of thy most blessed word​

shall speak, and it confess;​

Because all thy commandements​

are perfect righteousness.​

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173 Let thy strong hand make help to me:​

thy precepts are my choice.​

174 I longed for thy salvation, Lord,​

and in thy law rejoice.​

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175 O let my soul live, and it shall​

give praises unto thee;​

And let thy judgments gracious​

be helpful unto me.​

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176 I, like a lost sheep, went astray;​

thy servant seek, and find:​

For thy commands I suffered not​

to slip out of my mind.​

 

[W.C. Dean]

Thank you for sharing brother. I just finished singing it to Denfield (Azmon). I am always amazed at the 119th Psalm. If there is any Psalm that sums up the rest, surely it is that one. I particularly loved verse 174. I desire to long for salvation and rejoice in his law. Thank you again.

 

[Wretched Man]

Whenever someone says people can focus too much on the Bible, I point them to Psalm 119 and challenge them to tell me that after reading it.