Aleph Series

Psalm 119:1-8 ? Aleph

1. The Saint's Happiness - 1-2

Their Prosperity - 1 Blessed - They are Saved

Their Purity - are the undefiled in the way - They are Separated

Their Pathway - who walk in the law of the Lord - are Saturated

Their Pursuit - They are Subjugated

Their Light - 2 Blessed are they that keep his testimonies,

Their Labour - and that seek him

Their Longing - with the whole heart.

2. The Saint's Holiness - 3-6

Their Walk - 3 They also do no iniquity: they walk in his ways.

Their Watch - 4 Thou hast commanded us to keep thy precepts diligently

Their Duty - 4 Thou hast commanded us

Their Devotion - to keep thy precepts

Their Diligence - diligently

Their Desire - 5 O that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes!

Their Ways Are -

Distinctive Ways - 5 O that my ways

Directed Ways - were directed

Disciplined Ways - to keep thy statutes!

Their Will - 6 Then shall I not be ashamed,

when I have respect unto all thy commandments.

Paul's Preparation - 2 Timothy 4:6 For I am now ready to be offered,

Paul's Premonition - and the time of my departure is at hand.

Paul's Proclamation -

7 I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:

Paul's Preservation - 8 henceforth

Paul's Presentation - there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.

3. The Saint's Humbleness - 7-8

Their Demonstration - 7 I will praise thee

Their Disposition - with uprightness of heart,

Their Dedication - when I shall have learned thy righteous judgments.

Their Determination - 8 I will keep thy statutes:

Their Destitution - O forsake me not utterly.

Total Dependence on -

His Person - John 15:5 I am the vine,

His Protection - ye are the branches:

His Provision - He that abideth in me,

His Position - and I in him,

His Production - the same bringeth forth much fruit:

His Propulsion - for without me ye can do nothing.