{"id":1563,"date":"2013-08-31T15:39:04","date_gmt":"2013-08-31T19:39:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eyoungwon.com\/journal\/?p=1563"},"modified":"2024-07-15T22:29:05","modified_gmt":"2024-07-16T02:29:05","slug":"blessings-and-benefits-if-following-gods-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eyoungwon.com\/journal\/blessings-and-benefits-if-following-gods-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Blessings and Benefits if Following God&#8217;s Law"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Psalms \u00a0119\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Peace &#8211;\u00a0<br \/>\n165 Great peace have those who love your law, and nothing can make them stumble.<\/p>\n<p>Power to resist sin &#8211;\u00a0<br \/>\n11 \u00a0&#8211; I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you.<br \/>\n101 -I have kept my feet from every evil path so that I might obey your word.<\/p>\n<p>Joy &#8211;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>24 &#8211; Your statutes are my delight; they are my counselors.<br \/>\n16 &#8211; I delight in your decrees; I will not neglect your word.<br \/>\n35 &#8211; Direct me in the path of your commands, for there I find delight.<br \/>\n92 &#8211; If your law had not been my delight, I would have perished in my affliction.<\/p>\n<p>Understanding &#8211;<\/p>\n<p>99 &#8211; I have more insight than all my teachers, \u00a0for I meditate on your statutes.<br \/>\n125 &#8211; I am your servant; give me discernment that I may understand your statutes.<br \/>\n135 &#8211; The unfolding of your words gives light; it gives understanding to the simple.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\nStrength \u00a0&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>28 &#8211; My soul is weary with sorrow; strengthen me according to your word.<\/p>\n<p>Freedom &#8211;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>45 &#8211; I will walk about in freedom, for I have sought out your precepts.<\/p>\n<p>Hope &#8211;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>114 &#8211; You are my refuge and my shield; I have put my hope in your word.<br \/>\n147 &#8211; I rise before dawn and cry for help; I have put my hope in your word.<\/p>\n<p>Comfort In Suffering &#8211;<\/p>\n<p>50 &#8211; My comfort in my suffering is this: Your promise preserves my life.<br \/>\n52 &#8211; I remember, Lord, your ancient laws, and I find comfort in them.<\/p>\n<p>Reverence for God &#8211;<\/p>\n<p>120 &#8211; My flesh trembles in fear of you; I stand in awe of your laws.<br \/>\n161 &#8211; Rulers persecute me without cause, but my heart trembles at your word.<\/p>\n<p>A Thankful Heart<\/p>\n<p>62 &#8211; At midnight I rise to give you thanks for your righteous laws.<\/p>\n<p>A Worshipful heart &#8211;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>164 &#8211; Seven times a day I praise you for your righteous laws.<br \/>\n171 &#8211; May my lips overflow with praise, for you teach me your decrees.<\/p>\n<p>A Clean Life &#8211;<\/p>\n<p>9 &#8211; \u00a0 How can a young person stay on the path of purity? By living according to your word.<br \/>\n80 &#8211; \u00a0May I wholeheartedly follow your decrees, that I may not be put to shame.<br \/>\n121 &#8211; I have done what is righteous and just; do not leave me to my oppressors.<\/p>\n<p>Personal Revival &#8211;<\/p>\n<p>37 &#8211; \u00a0 Turn my eyes away from worthless things; preserve my life according to your word.<br \/>\n40 &#8211; \u00a0 How I long for your precepts! In your righteousness preserve my life.<br \/>\n88 &#8211; \u00a0 In your unfailing love preserve my life, that I may obey the statutes of your mouth.<br \/>\n154 &#8211; \u00a0Defend my cause and redeem me; preserve my life according to your promise.<br \/>\n107 &#8211;\u00a0I have suffered much;\u00a0preserve my life,\u00a0Lord, according to your word.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Psalms \u00a0119\u00a0 Peace &#8211;\u00a0 165 Great peace have those who love your law, and nothing can make them stumble. Power to resist sin &#8211;\u00a0 11 \u00a0&#8211; I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you. 101 -I have kept my feet from every evil path so that I might [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1563","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bible-readingstudy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eyoungwon.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1563","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eyoungwon.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eyoungwon.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eyoungwon.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/62"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eyoungwon.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1563"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/eyoungwon.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1563\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1565,"href":"https:\/\/eyoungwon.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1563\/revisions\/1565"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eyoungwon.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1563"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eyoungwon.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1563"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eyoungwon.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1563"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}