Personal Reflections on Psalm 119

145 I call with all my heart; answer me, Lord,
and I will obey your decrees.
146 I call out to you; save me
and I will keep your statutes.
147 I rise before dawn and cry for help;
I have put my hope in your word.
148 My eyes stay open through the watches of the night,
that I may meditate on your promises.
149 Hear my voice in accordance with your love;
preserve my life, Lord, according to your laws.
150 Those who devise wicked schemes are near,
but they are far from your law.
151 Yet you are near, Lord,
and all your commands are true.
152 Long ago I learned from your statutes
that you established them to last forever.

We are supposed to identify with the writer, who:

• is in the midst of real and tangible peril
• has confidence in the word(s) of God
• actively engages with God through His word(s)
• perseveres – because the ‘answers’ are not plain, instant or easy