psalm 119:73-80 reverse parallelism

Read Psalm 119 at Bible Gateway.

psalm 119 introduction 2014 sep 29
psalm 119:1-16 chiastic structure 2014 sep 30
psalm 119:17-32 chiastic structure 2014 oct 01
psalm 119:33-48 chiastic structure 2014 oct 02
psalm 119:49-64 reverse parallelism 2014 oct 03
psalm 119:65-72 reverse parallelism 2014 oct 20

1a) Psa 119:73a, Your hands have made me and fashioned me;

1b) Psa 119:73b, Give me understanding, that I may learn Your commandments;

1c) Psa 119:74, Those who fear You will be glad when they see me, Because I have hoped in Your word;

1d) Psa 119:75a, I know, O Lord, that Your judgments are right;

1e) Psa 119:75b, And that in faithfulness You have afflicted me;

1f) Psa 119:76, Let, I pray, Your merciful kindness be for my comfort, According to Your word to Your servant;

2f) Psa 119:77, Let Your tender mercies come to me, that I may live; For Your law is my delight;

2e) Psa 119:78a, Let the proud be ashamed, For they treated me wrongfully with falsehood;

2d) Psa 119:78b, But I will meditate on Your precepts;

2c) Psa 119:79, Let those who fear You turn to me, Those who know Your testimonies;

2b) Psa 119:80a, Let my heart be blameless regarding Your statutes;

2a) Psa 119:80b, That I may not be ashamed. {p}

Today we see that one of the afflictions the psalmist endured was that the proud treated him wrongfully and bore false witness about him. But the heart of the parallelism is the tender mercy and kindness of the Lord which comforts him! We will always have afflictions of one kind or another without, but within is the tender mercy of the Lord! ♥