I am small and despised: yet do not I forget thy precepts.
The declaration that one is small and despised yet does not forget the precepts belongs to a psalm that exalts God's law. That law is presented as the rule of life, with Scripture setting forth the principles of righteousness and clearly distinguishing right from wrong and truth from error. In connection with this declaration, testimonies lead minds to the Word.
The declaration exposes continual insult to God's holy commandments and ever-increasing defiance against the laws He gave to govern the human beings He created. Human changing of those laws has made life intolerable through cruelty. The declaration reveals the greatness of God's forbearance in enduring such defiance, with His long-suffering remarkably restraining His own attributes and His omnipotence exerted over Himself. While thus forbearing, He keeps giving continual light to those who remain obedient. The declaration signals that the wickedness of the world has reached the point where the Lord will surely intervene and arise to punish bold and defiant wickedness against His holy law.
The declaration that one is small and despised yet does not forget the precepts belongs to a psalm that exalts God's law. That law is presented as the rule of life, with Scripture setting forth the principles of righteousness and clearly distinguishing right from wrong and truth from error. In connection with this declaration, testimonies lead minds to the Word.
The declaration exposes continual insult to God's holy commandments and ever-increasing defiance against the laws He gave to govern the human beings He created. Human changing of those laws has made life intolerable through cruelty. The declaration reveals the greatness of God's forbearance in enduring such defiance, with His long-suffering remarkably restraining His own attributes and His omnipotence exerted over Himself. While thus forbearing, He keeps giving continual light to those who remain obedient. The declaration signals that the wickedness of the world has reached the point where the Lord will surely intervene and arise to punish bold and defiant wickedness against His holy law.