"Make it plain upon tables..."

Here goes my attempt to write out Psalm 119 from memory. I agree, with God's help, to type from memory and not go back and "cheat" (i.e. go in and correct errors after I have posted). Why? To the glory of God, of course:

ALEPH

Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the LORD.
2 Blessed are they that keep his testimonies; and that seek him with the whole heart.
3 They also do no iniquity, they walk in his ways.
4 Thou hast commanded us to keep thy precepts diligently.
5 Oh that my ways were directed to keep that statutes!
6 Then shall I not be ashamed when I have respect unto all thy commandments.
7 I will praise thee with uprightness of heart, when I shall have learned thy righteous judgements.
8 I will keep thy statutes - Oh, forsake me not utterly.

New rules! I just realized that, though I intend to add one eight-verse section at a time, if I do it in separate  posts, then it will be backwards, with "Tau" (verses "59-5g" in "duotrigesimal" - or "Base Thirty-Two", or 169-176 in "decimal", or "base ten") last, and "Aleph" (i.e. verses 1-8) first - and that would simply not do. Therefore, I will "add" one eight verse section at a time - but I will still not go back and edit an eight verse section once I had added it and posted it. So now I am on "Beth", or verses 9-"g":

BETH
9 Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed thereto according to thy word.
a With my whole heart have I sought thee - Oh, let me not wander from thy commandments!
b Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.
c Blessed art thou, O LORD - teach me thy statutes.
d With my lips have I declared all the judgments of thy mouth.
e I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies, as much as in all riches.
f I will meditate in thy precepts, and have respect unto thy ways.
g I will delight myself in thy statutes - I will not forget thy word.

...Alright, now it's time for...: "Gimel" - or verses "h=1¯f" to "r=1¯8" (i.e. 17-24 in decimal, or base ten):

GIMEL
h=1¯f Deal bountifully with thy servant, that I may live and keep thy word.
j=1¯e Open thou mine eyes that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law.
k=1¯d I am a stranger in the earth - hide not thy commandments from me.
m=1¯c My soul breaketh for the longing that it hath unto thy judgments at all times.
n=1¯b Thou hast rebuked the proud that are cursed, which do err from thy commandments.
p=1¯a Remove from me reproach and contempt, for I have kept thy testimonies.
q=1¯9 Princes also did sit and speak against me, but thy servant did meditate in thy statutes.
r=1¯8 Thy testimonies also are my delight - and my counselors.

...and..."Daleth" - or decimal 25-32:

DALETH
s=1¯7 My soul cleaveth unto the dust: Quicken thou me according to thy word.
t=1¯6 I have declared my ways and thou heardest me - teach me thy statutes.
v=1¯5 Make me to understand the way of thy precepts - so shall I talk of thy wondrous works.
w=1¯4 My soul melteth for heaviness - strengthen thou me according unto thy word.
x=1¯3 Remove from me the way of lying, and grant me thy law, graciously.
y=1¯2 I have chosen the way of truth - thy judgments have I laid before me.
z=1¯1 I have stuck unto thy testimonies; O LORD, put me not to shame.
10 I will run the way of thy commandments, when thou shalt enlarge my heart.

That concludes the portion of Psalm 119 for this evening. If I am able, I will get on a computer tomorrow, and continue with "HE", and etc...

They soon forgat his works, they waited not for his counsel...

Psalm CVI.

In the margin, it reads, "They made haste - they forgat..." My prayer is that God would preservce me, and us, from hastiness. Hastiness only tends to want, as we read in Proverbs, and I am sorry to say, I have learned that by experience. I can always change directions, however, and START WAITING, and STOP BEING SO DOG-GONE HASTY! Abba! I do! Help me to wait, O LORD, and help US! In Jesus' name, amen!

Love,

Daniel

Man goeth forth to his work, and to his labour until the evening...

Somewhere in Psalm CIIII. (i.e. One hundred and four)

I lament that we have invented, in the Western World, "Welfare States" that rob men of this privilege and responsibility. Not that we have to participate, however - just get out there and work and labour! Men, arise! (By the way, if nothing else, just get out there and pick up garbage!)

Daniel

Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings...

Psalm VIII.2

...hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and avenger.