psalm 119 chiastic structure, part eight

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psalm 119 chiastic structure, part one 2014 nov 05
psalm 119 chiastic structure, part two 2014 nov 06
psalm 119 chiastic structure, part three 2014 nov 07
psalm 119 chiastic structure, part four 2014 nov 08
psalm 119 chiastic structure, part five 2014 nov 11
psalm 119 chiastic structure, part six 2014 nov 12
psalm 119 chiastic structure, part seven 2014 nov 13

The whole psalm chiastic structure:

introduction) Psa 119:1, Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord!

1a) Psa 119:1-3 + 1-16 central axis, aleph + beth Blessed are those who keep His testimonies, who seek Him with the whole heart; With my whole heart I have sought You; Oh, let me not wander from Your commandments!

1b) Psa 119:7 + 14, I will praise You with uprightness of heart, when I learn Your righteous judgments; I have rejoiced in the way of Your testimonies, as much as in all riches;

1c) Psa 119:18-23 (repeated in 25-31), gimel + daleth My soul longs to understand Your wonderful law / Princes also sit and speak against me;

1d) Psa 119:33-48, hey + vav I shall keep Your law forever / Your mercies + salvation;

1e) Psa 119:53, zayin Indignation has taken hold of me because of the wicked, who forsake Your law;

1f) Psa 119:55-64, zayin + heth I remember Your name / cords of the wicked + Your law / teach me Your statutes:

1) Psa 119:55, I remember Your name in the night, O Lord, and I keep Your law;
2) Psa 119:61, The cords of the wicked have bound me, but I have not forgotten Your law;
3) Psa 119:64, The earth, O Lord, is full of Your mercy; teach me Your statutes; {p}

1g) Psa 119:65-68, teth Teach me good judgment / Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I keep Your word;

1h) Psa 119:69-80, teth + yod Priceless Law / Give me understanding / Fear God + His right judgments / Have mercy that I may live unashamed:

1) Psa 119:72, The law of Your mouth is better to me; than thousands of coins of gold and silver. {p}
2) Psa 119:73, yod Your hands have made + fashioned me; give me understanding, that I may learn Your commandments;
3) Psa 119:74-75, Those who fear You / Your judgments are right;
4) Psa 119:77-80, Let Your tender mercies come to me, that I may live / that I may not be ashamed;

1i) Psa 119:81-93, kaph + lamed Affliction + revive me to keep Your testimonies / Your word established forever is my delight:

1) Psa 119:81-88, kaph Affliction / Revive me so that I may keep the testimony of Your mouth:

1) Psa 119:81-87, (repeated in 94-95) Affliction + the proud have dug pits for me / I do not forget Your statutues;
2) Psa 119:88a, Revive me according to Your lovingkindness;
3) Psa 119:88b, So that I may keep the testimony of Your mouth. {p}

2) Psa 119:89-93, lamed Your word established forever + Your law my delight:

1) Psa 119:89-91, Forever, O Lord, Your word is settled in heaven;
2) Psa 119:92-93, Unless Your law had been my delight, I would have perished / I will never forget Your precepts;

1j) Psa 119:96, I have seen the consummation of all perfection, but Your commandment is exceedingly broad. {p}

central axis) Psa 119:97-104 mem I love Your law! I dwell on it and gain great wisdom + understanding /I restrain my feet from evil to keep Your word that You Yourself have taught me;

2j) Psa 119:105, nun Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path;

2i) Psa 119:106-112, I will keep Your judgments + revive me in my affliction / Your testimonies are my rejoicing which I will perform forever:

1) Psa 119:106-110, I will keep Your righteous judgments; revive me / Affliction:

3) Psa 119:106, I have sworn and confirmed that I will keep Your righteous judgments;
2) Psa 119:107, I am afflicted very much; revive me, O Lord, according to Your word;
1) Psa 119:109-110, Affliction + the wicked have laid a snare for me / I do not forget Your law;

2) Psa 119:111-112, Your testimonies the rejoicing of my heart + I will perform Your statutes forever;

2) Psa 119:111, Your testimonies I have taken as a heritage forever, for they are the rejoicing of my heart;
1) Psa 119:112, I have inclined my heart to perform Your statutes forever, to the very end. {p}

2h) Psa 119:113-128, samech + ayin Uphold me that I may live unashamed / Fear God + His right judgments / Give me understanding / Priceless Law:

4) 116, Uphold me according to Your word, that I may live; and do not let me be ashamed of my hope;
3) 120, My flesh trembles for fear of You, and I am afraid of Your judgments; {p}
2) 125, I am Your servant; Give me understanding, that I may know Your testimonies;
1) 127, Therefore I love Your commandments More than gold, yes, than fine gold!

2g) Psa 119:129-131, pey The entrance of Your words gives light + understanding to the simple / I long for Your commandments;

2f) Psa 119:132-135, Those who love Your name / oppression of man + Your precepts / teach me Your statutes:

1) Psa 119:132, Look upon me and be merciful to me, as Your custom is toward those who love Your name;
2) Psa 119:134, Redeem me from the oppression of man, that I may keep Your precepts;
3) Psa 119:135, Make Your face shine upon Your servant, and teach me Your statutes;

2e) Psa 119:139, tsadde My zeal has consumed me, because my enemies have forgotten Your words;

2d) Psa 119:145-160, qoph + resh Truth + eternity of God’s word / Salvation + Your tender mercies;

2c) Psa 119:161, shin + tau Princes persecute me without a cause; but my heart stands in awe of Your word;

2b) Psa 119:162 + 164 (repeated in 171-175), I rejoice at Your word as one who finds great treasure; Seven times a day I praise You, because of Your righteous judgments;

2a) Psa 119:176a, I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek Your servant; {n}

conclusion) Psa 119:176b, For I do not forget Your commandments. {p}

I couldn’t get over the J pair today.

1j) Psa 119:96, I have seen the consummation of all perfection, but Your commandment is exceedingly broad. {p}
2j) Psa 119:105, nun Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path.

That the Lord’s commandments are broad, we saw meant limitless respective of time and space. In fact the Hebrew word broad, spacious, expansive, is the same word used for the law of liberty in Psa 119:45. The pairing, which cannot be made any other way, because the surrounding elements force the two together, reveals that His broad commandment is a lamp and a light to our path. Now Jesus said, the path was narrow that leads to life, but broad that leads to death. This is a puzzle I will be meditating on for some time. Monday, Lord willing, Psa 120!