You are my portion, O LORD; I have said that I would keep Your words.
I entreated Your favor with my whole heart; Be merciful to me according to Your word.
I thought about my ways, And turned my feet to Your testimonies.
I made haste, and did not delay To keep Your commandments.
The cords of the wicked have bound me, But I have not forgotten Your law.
At midnight I will rise to give thanks to You, Because of Your righteous judgments.
I am a companion of all who fear You, And of those who keep Your precepts.
The earth, O LORD, is full of Your mercy; Teach me Your statutes.
This is a stanza of relationships. Relationships between the LORD, God, the Almighty and His people. Relationships among those who seek to obey Him, who fear Him, who keep His precepts.
The last line is very special for it is a plea to the LORD to instruct His people. It is also a recognition that there is no other source of knowledge.
Readings:
Morning Psalm 100, Noon Psalm 119:81-88, Evening Psalm 51
