Today’s Bible Reading

Psalm 119:33-40

33 Teach me, O Lord, to follow Your decrees; then I will keep them to the end.

34 Give me understanding, and I will keep Your law and obey it with all my heart.

35 Direct me in the path of Your commands, for there I find delight.

36 Turn my heart towards Your statutes and not towards selfish gain.

37 Turn my eyes away from worthless things; preserve my life according to Your Word.

38 Fulfil Your promise to Your servant, so that You may be feared.

39 Take away the disgrace I dread, for Your laws are good.

40 How I long for Your precepts! Preserve my life in Your righteousness.

Applying God’s Word in My Life:

1. What are some things about God’s Word that the psalmist is struggling with? What is this “disgrace” that he dreads? (v.39).

2. What are the “worthless things” (v.37) that distract the psalmist from obeying God’s Word? Why would he find them to be distractions?

3. What are some struggles or distractions you face that stop you from reading and obeying God’s Word?

Job 23:12

I have not departed from the commands of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my daily bread.