Psalm 119:97 "O how love I thy law! it is my meditation all the day."
The writer, in thinking about the Word of God, is overcome with the realization
of how important the Word is to him. There can be no doubt that he has leaned
heavily upon the Lord through his life. There have been times, as he admitted
earlier in this Psalm, that he has strayed from the direction given by the
Lord. It seems he is looking back over his life and contemplating the victories
and defeats that he has experienced. Every victory came as a result of being in
the will of God. Every defeat came as a result of his doing his own desires
rather than following the direction of God's Word.
If we all take time to look back over our lives, we can see the very same
pattern. Those times when it seemed we had hit a brick wall often were the
times we struck out on our own without giving God first priority in our lives.
The times of pure joy and contentment were, and still are, the result of
walking in the will of God. The Psalmist loved the Word of God for it was
there he found direction and comfort in life. The Word of God is
unchanging; therefore, we can still find direction and comfrot in our lives if
we will yield to Him each day.
When he was overcome with that understanding, the writer exclaimed, "O how
I love thy law!" May God bless each of us to fall in love with the
Word of God to the point that we read, study, and meditate upon that which God
has given us from His heart to ours.