When you look back on a journey, it often gives you a very different perspective from the one you had during the trip. That’s also what meditation is like: you get to reflect on what you experienced and engage with it on a deeper level. Psalm 119 keeps paying rich rewards the more you reflect on it and give it your attention.
If you are getting started in a relationship with God, trying to have a quiet time or seeking guidance at this point in your life, you're in the right place.
In fifteen minutes (or less) you will listen to God's word for you, reflect on it and learn to pray to God as well as carry that word with you through the rest of your day. What a perfect way to get started!
We've prayed through Psalm 119, the longest psalm of the Bible, which is an acrostic poem structured after the 22 letters of the Hebrew alphabet. We have listened to one or two stanzas at a time (8 verses each), and we have given attention to most of the stanzas.
In this episode we listen to the first and last verse of each stanza--44 verses in all--and give attention to all the themes featured throughout Psalm 119. The first verse usually states the theme and the last verse recaps it in a heightened way and often transitions to the next thought.
For application, write out one stanza (8 verses) of Psalm 119 today, and you'll be able to see more connections and reflect better on what God is saying. After you've written out a stanza, use one verse from that section to meditate on throughout the day.
We can't exhaust the riches that are in these verses, but you can go deeper into them on your own using our four step process. You can download the helpsheet that details and demonstrates the four step process we use on First Fifteen using Psalm 1. We also have the original translation of these 44 verses we will share with you as well as a free booklet "77 Wonderful Insights from Psalm 119."
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You can get a copy of the book God Help Me Grow: Learning to Pray through the Psalms on Amazon (or the ebook) so you can pray all of the first 30 psalms in the book of Psalms.
Additional resources at the Word of Prayer website https://word-of-prayer.com
