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Psalm 119:89-96; Psalm 52 – The Steadfast Love of God Endures
Today’s stanza of Psalm 119 is brought to you by the letter Lamedh, the twelfth letter of the Aleph-bet. It’s pictographic representation is that of a shepherd’s staff. This stanza praises God for...
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Psalm 119:105-112; Psalm 37:1-20 – Trust in the Lord, and do good
This stanza of Psalm 119 begins each line with the fourteenth letter of the Hebrew Aleph-bet, “nun.” The most well-known part of this stanza is verse 105: “Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to...
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Psalm 119:113-120; Psalm 75 – The Righteous Shall Be Lifted Up
This stanza of Psalm 119 begins each line with the Hebrew letter “samekh.” The psalmist decries the “double-minded” in the first verse. This refers to those who claim to believe in God, but will not...
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Psalm 119:121-128; Psalm 76 – Who Can Stand Before You?
This stanza of Psalm 119 begins each line with the 16th letter of the Hebrew Aleph-Bet, “ayin.” The psalmist repeats three times the reference to himself as God’s servant. In 121, he declares his...
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Psalm 119:129-136; Psalm 15 – He Who Walks Blamelessly
This stanza of Psalm 119 begins each verse with the 17th letter of the Aleph-Bet, “pe” or “peh.” The pictograph for this letter resembles a mouth, which (as often occurs with these stanzas) goes with...
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Psalm 119:137-144; Psalm 84 – The Sparrow Hath Found a House
This stanza of Psalm 119 begins each verse with the Hebrew letter “Tsade.” These verses are heavily salted with references to the psalmist’s state of persecution from enemies (verse 141, 143). The...
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Psalm 119:145-152; Psalm 93 – The Lord Reigns
This stanza of Psalm 119 begins each verse with the Hebrew letter “qoph,” the 19th letter of the Aleph-Bet. The origin of the letter, which resembles the English letter “P,” is sometimes said to be a...
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Psalm 119:153-160; Psalm 97 – The Reign of the Lord
This stanza of Psalm 119 begins each verse with the twentieth letter of the Aleph-Bet, “resh.” Like the previous stanza, it contains verses with pleas to the Lord for help, with the psalmist...
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Psalm 119-161-168, Psalm 81 – If You Would But Listen
This stanza of Psalm 119 begins each verse with the 21st letter of the Aleph-Bet, “Shin” (also sin). In the middle of the psalmist’s praise to God here, despite the persecution he endures, he...
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Psalm 119-169-176, Psalm 87 – This one was born there
We conclude our study of Psalm 119 with this final stanza that begins each verse with the 22nd letter of the Aleph-Bet, the Hebrew letter “taw.” Most appropriately, this stanza of the psalm has the...
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