Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me: yet thy commandments are my delights.
Psalm 119:143 belongs to a psalm that exalts God's law, praises His testimonies, and teaches that His Word guides life. God's holy commandments are delights to be held fast even when trouble and anguish take hold.
This holding fast stands in contrast to continuous insult, perversity, and defiance against the laws God gave to govern the human agencies He created. The bold and defiant opposition of the world's wickedness to God's holy law has reached the point where the Lord will certainly interfere and arise to punish it. God's forbearance toward that defiance has been very great, putting constraint upon His own attributes and power. He gives continual light to those who remain obedient, because He sees life becoming intolerable through cruelty caused by men changing His laws.
Psalm 119:143 belongs to a psalm that exalts God's law, praises His testimonies, and teaches that His Word guides life. God's holy commandments are delights to be held fast even when trouble and anguish take hold.
This holding fast stands in contrast to continuous insult, perversity, and defiance against the laws God gave to govern the human agencies He created. The bold and defiant opposition of the world's wickedness to God's holy law has reached the point where the Lord will certainly interfere and arise to punish it. God's forbearance toward that defiance has been very great, putting constraint upon His own attributes and power. He gives continual light to those who remain obedient, because He sees life becoming intolerable through cruelty caused by men changing His laws.