It is my meditation all day.
Your mitzvot make me wiser than my enemies
—for they are mine forever.
I have more insight than all my teachers,
for Your testimonies are my meditation.
I have gained more understanding than all my elders,
for I have kept Your precepts.
I kept my feet from every evil way,
in order to follow Your word.
I do not turn away from Your rulings,
for You Yourself have taught me.
How sweet is Your word to my taste—
yes, sweeter than honey to my mouth!
From Your precepts I get discernment,
therefore I hate every false way.
Your word is a lamp to my feet
and a light to my path.
I have sworn and confirmed
to observe Your righteous rulings.
- Psalm 119:97-106
We turn again to psalm 119 to grow in our love for the word of G-d. It is a great mystery that, in humility, we can gain wisdom, insight, and understanding from the greatest teacher of all. He was willing to sit with us, patiently, to instruct His people in righteousness. Even now, He is continually revealing His heart to us by His Spirit. Be cautious to shed any pride or boasting, but instead remember that any righteousness we have is not our own but a gift of Adonai. Let us walk with Him on the lighted path set before us and eagerly return to the sweetness of His word.
