Songbook of a Nation: Psalm 119:49-64

Psalm 119 is a complex acrostic poem because it devotes the eight lines of each section to each letter of the Hebrew alphabet giving us 22 sections in total.  We will consider this Psalm in full taking it a section at a time. As you read consider the 8 different terms referring to Scripture occurring throughout the psalm: 1) law, 2) testimonies, 3) precepts, 4) statutes, 5) commandments, 6) judgments, 7) word, and 8) ordinances.

Psalm 119:49-64

ז Zayin (Zayin)
⁴⁹ Remember Your word to Your servant,
for You have given me hope.
⁵⁰ My comfort in my suffering is this:
Your promise preserves my life.
⁵¹ The arrogant mock me unmercifully,
but I do not turn from Your law.
⁵² I remember, LORD, Your ancient laws,
and I find comfort in them.
⁵³ Indignation grips me because of the wicked,
who have forsaken Your law.
⁵⁴ Your decrees are the theme of my song
wherever I lodge.
⁵⁵ In the night, LORD, I remember Your name,
that I may keep Your law.
⁵⁶ This has been my practice:
I obey Your precepts.

ח Heth (Het)
⁵⁷ You are my portion, LORD;
I have promised to obey Your words.
⁵⁸ I have sought Your face with all my heart;
be gracious to me according to Your promise.
⁵⁹ I have considered my ways
and have turned my steps to Your statutes.
⁶⁰ I will hasten and not delay
to obey Your commands.
⁶¹ Though the wicked bind me with ropes,
I will not forget Your law.
⁶² At midnight I rise to give You thanks
for Your righteous laws.
⁶³ I am a friend to all who fear You,
to all who follow Your precepts.
⁶⁴ The earth is filled with Your love, LORD;
teach me Your decrees.