Beth

BETH – ב

9-16

9How can a young person stay on the path of purity? By living according to your word. 10I seek you with all my heart; do not let me stray from your commands. 11 I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you. 12Praise be to you, LORD; teach me your decrees. 13With my lips I recount all the laws that come from your mouth.15I meditate on your precepts and consider your ways. 16I will not neglect your word. (NIV)

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PRAYER: Heavenly Father, when I consider the plight of youth, when passions are strong and the choice is early made to satisfy them, I see that youth is unsteady and is filled with stumbling. How can they be made clean who fall? He chooses well who early enters the house of God and devotes himself to the study and practice of your word (Eccles. 12:1).  I, too, have discovered my weakness and am in need of cleansing.

Therefore, with my whole heart I look for you, LORD. I ask you to discipline me with your word lest I stray from you and stumble, for your word alone purifies and safeguards my way.  I secure your word in the sanctuary of my heart, not only by diligent study, but by acting upon its truth and experiencing its power, so that I will not grieve your heart with my sin. Give me power to act on all that you have given to me in counsel so that your word will take root and guide my life from the inside out.

You, O LORD, are high above all, for you alone are the well-spring of wisdom. Teach me! Frail as I am, your faithful counsel has come from my mouth. I will choose to proclaim only your word, for otherwise, I would walk in my own way and lead others astray. May it never be! There will never be a time I no longer need you!

The experience of your wisdom has brought me rejoicing, and I treasure it above all the world’s wealth, fame or honor.  I will think long upon the principles you have laid down in your word; they shall be my constant companions. I choose your ways willingly and joyfully, beyond mere duty. With you as my constant Rabbi, I will not forget your law.

© 2018 by ReadPsalm119.com. Update: Dec 22, 2019.

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Translations – KJV, ESV, RVR

NOTE: The King James Version (KJV) and the 1960 La Biblia Reina-Valera – Español (RVR) are in the public domain. Thanks to BibleStudyTools.com for the (RVR).

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BETH – ⁹Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word. ¹⁰With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments. ¹¹Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee. ¹²Blessed art thou, O LORD: teach me thy statutes. ¹³With my lips have I declared all the judgments of thy mouth. ¹⁴I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies, as much as in all riches.¹⁵I will meditate in thy precepts and have respect unto thy ways. I will delight myself in thy statutes: ¹⁶I will not forget thy word. (KJV)

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BETH – ⁹How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to your word. ¹⁰With my whole heart I seek you; let me not wander from your commandments! ¹¹I have stored up your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you. ¹²Blessed are you, O Lord; teach me your statutes! ¹³With my lips I declare all the rules of your mouth. ¹⁴In the way of your testimonies I delight as much as in all riches. ¹⁵I will meditate on your precepts and fix my eyes on your ways. ¹⁶I will delight in your statutes; I will not forget your word. (ESV)

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