Weekly Sermon
In Psalm 119:6 the psalmist gave the testimony, “Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect unto all thy commandments.” Furthermore, in verse 15 the psalmist expressed the commitment, “I will meditate in thy precepts, and have respect unto thy ways.” Finally, in verse 117 the psalmist expressed the commitment, “Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe: and I will have respect unto thy statutes continually.”
In all three of these verses, we find the psalmist employing the verb “have respect” in relation to the Word and ways of the Lord. Concerning the Word of the Lord, the psalmist declared in the closing portion of Psalm 119:6, “When I have respect unto all thy commandments [that is – unto all the commandments of the Lord’s Word].” Concerning the ways of the Lord, the psalmist declared in the closing portion of verse 15, “And have respect unto thy ways.” Then again concerning the Word of the Lord, the psalmist declared in the closing portion of verse 117, “And I will have respect unto thy statutes [that is – unto the statutes of the Lord’s Word] continually.” So then, what does this verb “have respect” mean? It means “to view with a high regard, to view as being worthy of high honor and priority affection, to hold a spirit of high regard, honor, esteem, and even love and joy toward someone or something.” This is just the heart attitude that the psalmist, this young man of God, determined to have toward the Word and ways of the Lord. Even so, this is just the heart attitude that we also ought to have toward the Word and ways of our Lord.
In Psalm 119:6 the psalmist gave the testimony, “Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect unto all thy commandments.” Furthermore, in verse 15 the psalmist expressed the commitment, “I will meditate in thy precepts, and have respect unto thy ways.” Finally, in verse 117 the psalmist expressed the commitment, “Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe: and I will have respect unto thy statutes continually.”
In all three of these verses, we find the psalmist employing the verb “have respect” in relation to the Word and ways of the Lord. Concerning the Word of the Lord, the psalmist declared in the closing portion of Psalm 119:6, “When I have respect unto all thy commandments [that is – unto all the commandments of the Lord’s Word].” Concerning the ways of the Lord, the psalmist declared in the closing portion of verse 15, “And have respect unto thy ways.” Then again concerning the Word of the Lord, the psalmist declared in the closing portion of verse 117, “And I will have respect unto thy statutes [that is – unto the statutes of the Lord’s Word] continually.” So then, what does this verb “have respect” mean? It means “to view with a high regard, to view as being worthy of high honor and priority affection, to hold a spirit of high regard, honor, esteem, and even love and joy toward someone or something.” This is just the heart attitude that the psalmist, this young man of God, determined to have toward the Word and ways of the Lord. Even so, this is just the heart attitude that we also ought to have toward the Word and ways of our Lord.
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