"I have kept Thy precepts and Thy testimonies: for all my ways are before Thee."
word for law - precepts and testimonies; One of the few verses where there is multiple words used for law. The lasts verse of section 21. I have kept Thy precepts and Thy testimonies - word study, kept; study of 'I have', 34th of 37 times used in this Psalm; The personal note of David is his testimony of what he has kept before the Lord. He has kept His precepts and His testimonies. why the two references? WE look at them perhpas, as simply interchanging words. But they are not, each word that describes the law is more specific in its reference and deatil of the law. Testimonies is directly referring to the 10 commandments; while precepts is referring to the law of God's commands and principles for serving Him and toward our fellow man. David is simply that he has kept both sections of the law. How many laws there are found for our daily living; our service to each other; service unto the Lord for their worship, offerings and other times of coming before Him. It is not about keeping the 'majority'; it is about keeping 'all' of them. Oh, that there was such a heart in us for the keeping of His Holy Divine commands.
Oh, that we would know them! Most of the children of God in the American church does not even know the 10 commandments, let alone the words of Christ for instructions and obedience. No wonder we have left such a wake of sin and destruction. For how can one keep the Word of God, if they do not know the Word of God? David kept the law because he knew the law. He could not make such statements throughout this Psalm if it were not so. And you and I are to have such a desire and faithful obedience unto the Lord our God. We are here on this earth and filled with much sin and disobedience. May it be our continued, daily, hourly resolve to keep the commands of God. To learn them and to obey them is of absolute need.
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