This is an interesting verse or should I say stanza? Let me quote:

Your word is a lamp to my foot, And a light for my path.

Imagine walking along a dark, winding, rocky and precipitous road. You need always to see what lies a few metres ahead but you definitely need also to see what lies at your next step.

Jehovah’s word becomes a shining lamp at our foot so that we can avoid putting it into a dangerous hole or on a poisonous snake or a large stone that could trip us. You name whatever obstacle you can think of which could hinder your spiritual progress in life; some may be compared to spiritual landmines.

The Bible, the inspired word of God, is also a light for our roadway or path. Not only do we need to see the dangers right at our foot, we need to know of those right ahead so that we may be able to avoid them.

At present the world, meaning planet earth and the people and other life forms including plants, have not seen greater insecurity. The earth is in greater turmoil than any other period in history because for the first time mankind questions the sustainability of the planet. This question arises not only because of the chaos among and within the people of the nations, but also because of global warming and climate change.

God’s word gives light to our foot by telling us what we need do to right now in order to walk in a way or to live a life that is in harmony with God’s will. Our present actions will determine whether we survive this wicked and greedy system:

John 17:3 This means everlasting life, their coming to know you, the only true God, and the one whom you sent, Jesus Christ.

Proverbs 2:3–5 Moreover, if you call out for understanding

And raise your voice for discernment;

4 If you keep seeking for it as for silver,

And you keep searching for it as for hidden treasures;

5 Then you will understand the fear of Jehovah,

And you will find the knowledge of God.

So God’s word becomes a lamp at our foot in showing us the immediate action that’s necessary if we are to avoid present spiritual disaster.

God’s word lights up our path by showing us what’s in future:

Revelation 16:16 And they gathered them together to the place that is called in Hebrew Armageddon.

Armageddon is God’s fast-approaching, righteous war that’s going to cleanse the earth of Satan and the demons, all world governments, false religions and wicked people. This war will be fought under the chief executioner, King Jesus Christ. He will have with him an army of angels along with the 144000 that he bought from the earth. (Matthew 25: 31, Revelation 6:1,2; 14:1,3; 5:9,10)

God’s word lights our path by instructing us on what we are to do now, so that we can survive that imminent and righteous cataclysm:

Zephaniah 2:2 Before the decree takes effect,

Before the day passes by like chaff,

Before the burning anger of Jehovah comes upon you,

Before the day of Jehovah’s anger comes upon you,

3 Seek Jehovah, all you meek ones of the earth,

Who observe his righteous decrees.

Seek righteousness, seek meekness.

Probably you will be concealed on the day of Jehovah’s anger.

This is slightly hard to answer as there is no context to the question. I can’t tell what part of the verse is unclear.

I’m taking it that the lack of clarity is not over the word “word” used in the verse. If so, my reading of this is that it means the things God has said. Essentially this would be the written “word” of God that we find in the Bible.

The area that I assume might be unclear is the distinction between “light for my path” and “lamp for my feet”. Hebrew poetry uses an idea called ‘parallelism’ in which the same idea is stated twice. This happens a lot in Psalms. The effect of restating is to clarify an idea (because you have it stated in two ways making it easier to understand). Also, poetically, restating is a device that implies significance.

Hence, it could be that the “lamp for the feet” and “light for the path” are two ways of saying the same thing in different ways. The idea is that God’s word enables us to see where we are going.

However, parallelism does not require that we see no difference at all in the two statements. Saying the same thing in different ways doesn’t mean I am saying exactly the same thing twice. Hence I think of there being a subtle difference between the two halves.

“Lamp for my feet” is a picture of being able to see what is right in front of me. I can see the rocks I need to avoid and my feet don’t turn over so that I fall down. Like a torch.

“Light for my path” is a picture of being able to see something in the distance that I can aim at so that I know the way to go. Like how seafarers used the north star to direct them for example.

In the dark you need both a torch to stop you tripping and a light to aim at so that you don’t get lost.

For Christians, as we journey through life, it is God’s word that is both our torch and our star as it were. With God’s word we are guided in our daily life (the torch) and in our eternal life (the star - we know where we are going ultimately).

Psalms 119:105

[105]Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path.

The word of the Lord is truth. The word of the Lord is light. The word of the Lord is Yeshua.

He is the light that shines in the darkness that gives us the ability to follow his path.

We also are to be lights unto the world to show them the way.

We need to show forth his truth, his word and his light both in sayings and doings.

We must guard our steps so that we don't stray to the left nor the right of the path laid before us

We need to be lights set on a hill so all may see.

God is light and in him there is no darkness.

His words are bread for our spiritural nourishment. His words are living water to quench our thirsty souls.

Only by Gods word do we receive faith.

The just shall live by faith. By his word.

The word of God is a light to find your path.See this video by Dove Point/Who is Donald John Trump,part lll.This videos talks about why most people cannot see the truth.See Derek Prince videos/The MInistery of Intercession.Many peoplewho cannot see the truth is Israel and Judah.Romans 11 KJV.For their unbelief,God has blinded them,spiritually,speaking.You can intercede for them,Pray to The Father,to open their spiritual eyes and ears,and let them hear the words of the book,and let the blind see out of obscurity,and open the eyes of their understanding,in the name of Jesus.See this video by Zion`s princess/Remove the Veil.Many have evil veils over their mind,face,and they cannot see.Many are also bound by fetters,yokes,chains,bands,bonds,and these need to be broken off the people.One reason I like these books of Mormon,they have some good prayers in them,for removing the veils,and breaking off the yokes and things that bind.Also,the book prayers to rout demons by John Echardt has some prayers for doing this.Apply them to other people,for intercessory prayers,for the lost,and those who walk in darkness,to real Israel.See Jack Flaws videos on the lost tribes of Israel.See the video by Lion of Patmos/Where did the tribe of Dan go in the Bible.

Hello Ara De Rueda, . . . . . THE PSALM 105 - is about the PEOPLE celebrates God's FAITHFULNESS to them (Israelites) and the history of their NATION. . It is to ENCOURAGE people to WORSHIP God in GRATITUDE for his BLESSINGS.. .It talks about GOD'S FAITHFULNESS to the COVENANT he made with ABRAHAM.

It talks GOD'S MIRACULOUS PROTECTION for them, and GOD'S FAITHFULNESS on their life's journey.

In Psalm 105:17 - - ( it Talked about whenJOSEPH was sold as a Slave. Ending up SAVING the LAND OF EGYPT from FAMINE )

In Psalm 105:36 - - (it Talked about when Moses led them out of EGYPT to be FREE from the Slavery from Pharaoh . Then GOD struck down all the firstborn in their land,)

And MOSES LED THEM OUT OF EGYPT CROSSING THE RED SEA ON A DRY GROUND

In Psalm 105:39-41 - - (He spread out a cloud as a covering, and a fire to give light at night. [40] They asked, and he brought them quail; he fed them well with the bread of heaven. [41] He opened the rock, and water gushed out; it flowed like a river in the desert.)

Hello Ara, these are some more of what was was in PSALM 105 talking about GOD'S FAITHFULNESS to them.

This is what I could SHARE with you regarding your QUESTION. Have a good day.

What is Psalm 105 about?

This is long. Tedious. Don’t want it, skip this answer. Here’s the SHORT answer:

What is Psalm 105 about?

• It’s about HIM. He will set your foot upon a rock that cannot be moved.
• But you have to regard him and consider the operation of his hand vs. people.
• So, it’s up to you. If you CHOOSE him:
• The REST of the Psalm 105, Verse 2, to 45, you’ll be “observing” him. Speak to you plain as day.
• So, it’s up to you. If you DON’T choose him:
• There’s only you. With you as your help, and look unto people that lived before you, or are over you to help.
• The REST of the Psalm 105, including Verse 1 to 45, you will FOREVER ask: What is Psalm 105 about?
• Even with this answer, ask other people: “Hey! I don’t know what this clown is talking about. Can someone else answer me? What is Psalm 105 about?”

Okay, okay. I understand. If you want more, then read on for a more “detailed” answer. Don’t need it? GREAT! Leave. Look at all these other posts for nuggets of truth. Those that look unto him have it. May he fill you with good things by his Word.

Still here? Okay then.

What is Psalm 105 about? All you need is the FIRST verse. BOOM! Done.

Answer: It OPENS with this:

• Psalm 105:1 says “ O give thanks unto the Lord; call upon his name: make known his deeds among the people.”
• So, Psalm 105 will be about THREE things:

ONE - Give Thanks Unto the LORD

• 1) This: [How to] “give thanks” unto the LORD. You’d have to then FIRST: Regard and Consider his work and what he can do, by “how” he operates. Have to do the “how to” first: His deeds. That is:
• a) Regard his work. Things he has done, and consider the operation of his hand. So, it isn’t YOU: It WILL NOT BE THESE TWO WORDS - aimed at people vs. GOD.
• Regarding you, and in your head: fill it with ideas you’re going to do to get you ahead or succeed, by regarding people, not God: then, purpose yourself, because you already decided the source of your strength, you’ll put in people. That people: You regard people instead; to “look unto” to promote you or learn from. The “source” of your learning will be people. So, you concern yourself daily with the ideas, and imaginative works of people.
• Neither will it include you “consider” people. As a source of good. Think: “People = good” - to take, by your imagination, things from people, to make you a profit.
• b) Again, It would be you 1) regard. “pay attention to; gaze intently; observe” by taking a yoke upon you and learn of him (God) instead; and 2) consider. “think carefully about (something), typically before making a decision.”

TWO - Call upon his name.

• 2) This: [How to] “call upon his name” part: Have to know "how to” - be “who” you trust:
• a) Be based entirely on ONE above. Because if:
• You base it on people to: “regard” and consider” you WON’T call on him. You’ll ALWAYS trust to: call on people. And GOD: “curses” this. Says the man or woman that DOES this he says: Jeremiah 17:5–6, It’s God himself, by the word out of his own mouth, decrees it:
• “Thus saith the Lord; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the Lord. For he shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when good cometh; but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, in a salt land and not inhabited.” - God.
• Because you already “call upon” people. Not him.
• So, this “How to” is based entirely on you: “Regarding the work of the LORD, and consider the operation of his hand.” What he can do vs. people.
• And, “IF” you regard the work of the LORD, and consider the operation of his hand, he will build you up. Because he already says he will. And, he already says he will destroy those that don’t regard his work, neither consider the operation of his hand.
• So, it’s people: That look unto him, because they already regard him, and consider the operation of his hand. It’s as simple as he said in Isaiah 44:24,
• “Thus saith the Lord, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I am the Lord that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself;” - God. [Isaiah 44:24]
• So, it’s not you. It’s him: That he determined in himself to be YOUR “redeemer” this: 1. (who or what) “compensates for the faults and bad aspects of (YOU); and 2. gain or regain possession of (something - which is YOU) in exchange for payment.” He made of himself on the cross. His blood shed for the forgiveness of sins you’ve done. He, as God, made himself also the payment.
• He’s also the same God: alone. by himself, that formed you from your mother’s womb. Did that alone. By himself, so it wasn’t people, like your mom and dad..that just couldn’t handle it anymore at the drive in, and swooshie flung themselves into the backseat, and you were conceived by it. It was in sin did your mother conceive you; but God already made himself what would be what redeems you out of all of it himself.
• He’s also the same God: alone. by himself, that made all things; that created all the stars and heaven alone; by himself, and stretched out the earth; made all life on it. Did it all by his own idea, and did it all alone. By himself.
• Is the same God, you should be thankful to. Because he did it by his power. His wisdom, not people’s..by his understanding.
• To call upon HIS name vs. people. It’s he’s already said it. To EVERYBODY. Not willing ANY PERISH, but all come to repentance said: “LOOK UNTO ME, AND BE YE SAVED ALL THE ENDS OF THE EARTH: FOR I AM GOD, THERE IS NONE ELSE.” - God. (Isaiah 45:22).
• So he’s already spoke to you. Me. All of us everybody over the whole earth what he wants Me to do. You, the same thing. Everybody. No different. Look unto him. vs. anything BUT him instead.
• And NOBODY will “call upon him” looking unto the neighbor’s wife in a bikini or ‘looking’ unto to call upon the bank for the loan for the house they lust after. To purpose themselves 295,704% will give EVERYTHING they have to get that house.
• Call upon the bank instead. So, the “how to” is simple. Just look unto him. Like he asked you to; so, if he asked, he’s already there at the door of your heart, knocking.

THREE - Make known HIS deeds among people.

• Make known his deeds among the people.
• Now this is simple. I just look at me. He would have to do a work in me. Or YOU: Have to be at work, by his deeds he does IN you: Me? Seems IMPOSSIBLE. Like, all THREE (ONE, TWO, AND THREE are) without him. CAN’T. Impossible. Me?
• A liar. Fornicator. Full of every evil there is. Adultery. Blasphemer. Take the Ten Commandments, like some poop fishy. How it “does it” I don’t know, but imagine some fish, that, for months, to years, you just never see it. LIVES in a sewer septic tank truck poop fishy “tank” - flourishes IN crap. What is discarded as waste. Lives in it. Will be thrown away with it.
• That realizes “hey, I’m going to die in this, and it’s all my own works I already did”
• And in this condition say, from the heart.. I have perverted everything that’s right; a pervert. It’s going to destroy me when I die, I’m going to face him, with this mountain of sins, very great, and him repay me. “The wages of sin is death”
• AND Me? I TRIED it. To get out of it, by clean it up..when it’s like having poop all over your hands, and you go to clean all the poop off the walls and the floor of your life, you just spread it more around. It does NOT come off, no matter the effort.
• Meant SIN: was GREATER than me. Like a “condemned” death row inmate. ALready judged. Had a trial. “The soul that sinneth, it shall die” - God. Judged it. How it just “IS” (Ezekiel 18:20)
• And because he decreed it. NOTHING I could do, could change it.
• But GOD:
• Alone. By himself. The SAME God that said and determined in himself to be what “compensated for the faults and bad aspects of me” after he created all things there is, all the stars. Alone. By himself. All the whole earth, and put the sun where it is. Did that alone. All by himself. So by his power, got up and did a work.
• Got up after he created everything in Genesis 1:1–31, and did a work with sin.
• That his work, that he would do himself, would:
• Finish the transgression (Of Adam in Genesis 3:17–20; and result in sin pass onto EVERYBODY in ROmans 5:12. For all have sinned.)
• Make and end of sins
• Make reconciliation for iniquity
• Bring in everlasting righteousness
• And “HOW” he determined it, would be by his “deeds” he would do alone. By himself, and make himself the sacrifice for sin, and determine it all be done in and by Jesus Christ. Those are God’s “deeds” he did. Himself in Jesus Christ. Was in him. Doing the works (deeds) himself.
• SO: You CAN’T:
• - Make known his deeds IF:
• You DON”T “call upon” him. AND, you won’t “Call Upon” him, IF: you don’t look unto him. Looking unto people
• CAN’T:
• “Call upon” him IF:
• You DON’T “regard” the work of the LORD, and “consider” operation of his hand vs. people, and esteem people’s work greater than God’s. Can’t.
• CAN’T:
• “Be Thankful” unto the LORD IF:
• You look unto people. You’ll be spending your whole day, thinking it's good to “thank” people, and be courteous; have manners. Etiquette toward people. That makes you GOOD.
• “When there’s not a just man on earth that doeth good, and sinneth not” CASE CLOSED. Source: Bible. Ecclesiastes 7:20
• “The Lord looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God. They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy: there is none that doeth good, no, not one.” CASE CLOSED. God. Source: Bible. Psalm 14:2–3
• Think showing etiquette and regarding people MAKES YOU GOOD. So, you're thankful to people. NOT God. Don’t regard him, or consider any of his work.

What is Psalm 105 about?

• It’s about HIM. He will set your foot upon a rock that cannot be moved.
• But you have to regard him and consider the operation of his hand vs. people.
• So, it’s up to you. If you CHOOSE him:
• The REST of the Psalm 105, Verse 2, to 45, you’ll be “observing” him. Speak to you plain as day.
• So, it’s up to you. If you DON’T choose him:
• There’s only you. With you as your help, and look unto people that lived before you, or are over you to help.
• The REST of the Psalm 105, including Verse 1 to 45, you will FOREVER ask: WHat is Psalm 105 about?
• Even with this answer, ask other people: “Hey! I don’t know what this clown is talking about. Can someone answer me? What is Psalm 105 about?”

PSALM 119:105 is located about half-way, in the middle of the Bible. If you hold the Bible up sideways, open at the middle with your thumb-nail, …you will be pretty close.

However, it is numbered as Psalm # 118 in some older editions of Catholic Bibles.

Jewish Bibles have the “Law” and the “Prophets” listed first, so Psalms is not near the middle. But, the Psalms are located among other writings further toward the back along with Proverbs and histories of the Kings, with the 1st & 2nd Chronicles last.

But, if you only have the New Testament, you won't find it, because > Psalms is in the Old Testament.!

The verse you are inquiring about is referring to having “spiritual insight,” being able to correctly discern the Bible.

Open my eyes so that I may see clearly The wonderful things from your law. (Ps 119:18)

“Sight” is the ability to see with our physical eyes. “Insight,” on the other hand, or in(ner)sight, is the ability to see with our mind’s eye.

The Hebrew verb sa·khalʹ (or seʹkhel) means “to look at [or] to be intelligent.”

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The Psalmist who wrote Psalms 119 is asking for this insight, the ability “to look at” Jehovah’s “law” clearly and gain a greater intelligence or understanding of its meaning. The Psalmist makes this evident in an earlier stanza where he uses this word “sa·khal.” Here he speaks of “observing [God’s] orders shows good insight.”

The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of wisdom. All those observing his orders show good insight (sa·khalʹ). His praise endures forever. (Ps 111:10)

God is actively looking for such ones that show appreciation for his laws. This appreciation will manifest itself by leading a morally clean lifestyle.

But Jehovah looks down from heaven on the sons of men To see whether anyone has insight (sa·khel), whether anyone is seeking Jehovah (Ps 14:2; Ps 53:2)

Once He finds those seeking Him, God imparts this insight through various means, from directly reading the Bible to associating with others who are also “seeking Jehovah.”

Jehovah God gives insight to his servants by providing them with counsel and advice that they can use to direct their steps and control their actions. (Ps 32:8)

[2]

This insight is gained through righteousness, living an upright life.

To learn wisdom and discipline; To understand wise sayings; To acquire the discipline that gives insight, Righteousness, good judgment, and uprightness (Pr 1:2, 3)

This insight is also referred to “accurate knowledge” or “spiritual comprehension.”

That is also why from the day we heard of it, we have never stopped praying for you and asking that you may be filled with the accurate knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual comprehension, so as to walk worthily of Jehovah in order to please him fully as you go on bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the accurate knowledge of God (Col 1:9, 10)

Anyone that lives in accord with God’s righteous standards will be shown favor and given the “understanding” of accurate knowledge.

Then you will find favor and good insight In the eyes of God and man. Trust in Jehovah with all your heart, And do not rely on your own understanding (Pr 3:4, 5)

There will also be those that once had the insight but lost their “trust in Jehovah.” They began to “rely on [their] own understanding” and became disapproved, thereby losing this divine insight.

And some of those having insight will be made to stumble, in order to do a refining work because of them and to do a cleansing and a whitening until the time of the end; because it is yet for the time appointed. (Da 11:35)

Those that lack love, faith, and righteousness will not have this insight. They will not understand Jehovah’s inspired word.

They know nothing, they understand nothing, Because their eyes are sealed shut and they cannot see, And their heart has no insight. (Isa 44:18)

…And the wicked ones will act wickedly, and none of the wicked will understand; but those having insight will understand. (Da 12:10)

These ones that do not understand will, of course, believe that they have the correct insight.

having an appearance of godliness but proving false to its power; and from these turn away… always learning and yet never able to come to an accurate knowledge of truth. (2 Ti 3:5, 7)

But you can identify them because they will have “an appearance of godliness” but will still not reflect the true righteousness needed to gain accurate knowledge.

For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according to accurate knowledge. For because of not knowing the righteousness of God but seeking to establish their own, they did not subject themselves to the righteousness of God (Ro 10:2, 3)

Those that do ‘subject themselves to God’s righteousness’ are approved to have this insight and they will share it with others.

And those having insight will shine as brightly as the expanse of heaven, and those bringing the many to righteousness like the stars, forever and ever. (Da 12:3)

The whole reason for gaining this insight is to “gain the knowledge of the One True God.

But we know that the Son of God has come, and he has given us insight so that we may gain the knowledge of the one who is true. And we are in union with the one who is true, by means of his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and life everlasting. (1 Jo 5:20)

We gain this knowledge (insight) about Jehovah and His son, Jesus and it gives us 2 distinct things:

1. Knowledge the brings unity (1 Jo 3:6) and
2. Knowledge that brings everlasting life. (Jo 17:3)

Gain Accurate Knowledge of God

Is the Bible Just a Good Book?

Footnotes

Vau (also Waw/Vav) (ו) is the sixth letter in the Hebrew alphabet. It can be a consonant, pronounced like V in modern Hebrew, but sometimes W historically. It can also be a vowel with an oh or oo (or very rarely ee) sound.

Psalm 119 is an alphabetic acrostic. Acrostics are an ancient type of poetry (long predating modem rhyme and rhythm poetry) where the first letter of each verse (or less often the nth letter, the same one in each verse) spells out a message. An alphabetic acrostic, where the verses cycle through the entire alphabet in order, is the most frequent.

In the original Hebrew of Psalm 119, each of the 22 letters in the Hebrew alphabet is repeated eight times, for a total of 176 verses. Most translations of the psalm place either the Hebrew letter, its English name, or both, before each group of eight verses. As such, the verses beginning with waw are 41–48. The words are as follows:

• 41: וִיבֹאֻ֣נִי And may it [your love] reach me
• 42: וְאֶעֱנֶ֣ה And I will answer
• 43: וְֽאַל And do not
• 44: וְאֶשְׁמְרָ֖ה And I will obey
• 45: וְאֶתְהַלְּכָ֥ה And I will walk
• 46: וַאֲדַבְּרָ֣ה And I will speak
• 47: וְאֶשְׁתַּעֲשַׁ֥ע And I will delight
• 48: וְאֶשָּֽׂא And I will lift

When waw is attached to a word as a prefix, it functions as a conjunction, translated as “and” (it has other uses, not relevant here, too). However, in many translations this word is omitted as superfluous, especially in the beginning of a sentence, as is the case with all eight verses of the psalm. The traditional KJV preserves the “and” in verses 43, 45, and 47 only, while most other translations dispense with it entirely, but I left them in my translation above to illustrate how the letter is used.

There are acrostics in other psalms, but this one is the longest, and the longest of all the psalms in general.

In this chapter, each Hebrew letter is exemplified in eight verses, making it the longest chapter in Jewish scripture. Within this long chapter, the verses under the letter samekh are 113 through 120.

The first caveat is that the English translation will naturally not follow the spelling of the original Hebrew words at all. Only those who can read and understand Hebrew will attach any meaning to the original Hebrew spelling and sounds. A basic summary of the eight verses: David’s expression of trust only in G-d, and a warning to sinners to keep far from him. For an accurate translation of the eight verses under the letter samekh, I strongly suggest one of these three:

ArtScroll Studios’ Stone Edition TaNaCH, Mesorah Publications, NYC;

The Jerusalem Bible, Koren Publishers, Jerusalem; and

Chabad TaNaCH online.

This symbol is very interesting but I will have to explain all of the symbols in order for it to be understood so here goes.

Aleph- the first Hebrew letter. In gematria=1. Beth- the second Hebrew letter. In gematria=2. Gimel- the third Hebrew letter. In gematria=3. Daleth- the fourth Hebrew letter. In gematria=4. He- the fifth Hebrew letter. In gematria=5. Waw or Vav- the sixth Hebrew letter. In gematria=6. Zayin- the seventh Hebrew letter. In gematria=7. Heth- the eighth Hebrew letter. In gematria=8. Teth- the ninth Hebrew letter. In gematria=9. Yod- the tenth Hebrew letter. In gematria=10. Kaph- the eleventh Hebrew letter. In gematria=20. Lamed- the twelfth Hebrew letter. In gematria=30. Mem- the thirteenth Hebrew letter. In gematria=40. Nun- the fourteenth Hebrew letter. In gematria=50. Samek- the fifteenth Hebrew letter. In gematria=60. Ayin- the sixteenth Hebrew letter. In gematria=70. Now we come to Pe. Pe is the seventeenth Hebrew letter. In gematria=80. Pe means “mouth" and implies expression. It seems to indicate a sign of strength in human life (see psalm 90:10). I will stop at this one.

The Hebrews had a value for each number; each had a meaning and a symbol to represent it. For example: the word Shalom=peace.

I have a little pictograph posted of the word Shalom in my house. It comes out to symbolize water, earth, wind, and fire. I hope this helps you. God bless and may His peace abide in you.

This reads “Open my eyes so that I may see clearly The wonderful things from your law.” It is a prayer for insight and understanding.

Keys to understanding the Bible:

1. Have the right attitude. Accept the Bible as God’s Word. Be humble, since God opposes the proud. (1 Thessalonians 2:13; James 4:6) However, avoid blind faith—God wants you to use your “power of reason.”—Romans 12:1, 2.
2. Pray for wisdom. “Do not lean upon your own understanding,” the Bible says at Proverbs 3:5. Instead, “keep on asking God” for wisdom in understanding the Bible.—James 1:5.
3. Be consistent. You will benefit much more from Bible study if you do it regularly rather than sporadically.—Joshua 1:8.

Re your query: What does Tsadde mean in Psalms 119?

What does Tsade mean in Hebrew?

righteous person

The letter is named "tsadek" in Yiddish, and Hebrew speakers often give it a similar name as well. This name for the letter probably originated from a fast recitation of the alphabet (i.e., "tsadi, qoph" → "tsadiq, qoph"), influenced by the Hebrew word tzadik, meaning "righteous person".

The longest chapter in the Bible is Psalm 119. If you turn to Psalm 119 in your Bible, you will notice that there is a strange word every 8 verses. These "strange" words are the letters of the Hebrew alphabet. David wrote this chapter in an acrostic pattern and every letter of the alphabet is followed by 8 verses. It is a chapter full of praise and worship. I thought it would be fun to study Psalm 119 by summarizing each alphabetic section in an acrostic format.

TSADHE - Trustworthy are your Statutes, O Lord; they Are my Delight and your rigHteousness is Eternal. We begin by defining "statute" and "righteousness": Statute - a law or decree made by a Sovereign or by God.

Notice each verse speaks about what the word means:

129 Your reminders are wonderful [ or true]. That is why I observe them.

137 You are righteous, O Jehovah, And your judgments are fair.

138 The reminders you give are righteous And completely reliable.

138 The reminders you give are righteous And completely reliable or [fully trustworthy]

142 Your righteousness is an eternal righteousness, And your law is truth.

144 The righteousness of your reminders is eternal. Give me understanding, so that I may keep living.

Psalm 119 is an acrostic poem. It has a number of lines which start with various letters of the alphabet, beginning with the first and so on. It is not the only acrostic poetry in the Bible, but it is probably the longest. You can only appreciate it if you read it in Hebrew. Only in Hebrew will you see that the first letter of each line is a certain Hebrew letter, and that it proceeds through the entire alphabet.

There are twenty two letters in the Hebrew alphabet and this psalm has sections of eight lines each for each of the 22 letters for a total of 176 lines. It is the longest psalm in the Bible and the longest chapter in the Hebrew Bible.

I think it is a good guess to imagine that many of the psalms were written by skilled literary geniuses, and this psalm is certainly one of the most complex. It is a major challenge to construct a psalm with the rigid requirement that every line must begin with a set letter. We have a few signposts suggesting the writers, but in reality we do not know anything about who wrote them. I do not believe that they were written by King David. We have a very similar situation in which a wonderful set of songs, Los Cantigas de Santa Maria (“Songs of Holy Mary”), is supposedly written by one King Alphonso, called “el Sabio,” or the wise. It is taken for granted that the songs in this huge collection are not by the king, but were instead caused to be collected by his direction. Similarly, a set of tunes supposedly written by henry the Eighth are assumed to have been written mostly by his tutor. One can readily tell who is who by the inventiveness of certain tunes, and the lack thereof in other tunes.

Like the rest of the Psalms, Number 119 (120 in the Hebrew reckoning system) is the work of a superb craftsman. And only God knows his name. And that’s plenty.

In another Biblical text, the roles of famous men are praised. Then it turns reflectively:

“And some there be which have no memorial, who are vanished as thought they never had been. Their bodies are buried in peace. But their name liveth forevermore.”

They have been utterly forgotten, yet “their name liveth forevermore”? How can that be?

Because God, the Eternal One, knows their name, and remembers them. And that’s plenty.

Re your query: What does “teth” mean in Psalms 119?

Teth

or, as commonly anglicized, teth [ט]. The ninth letter of the Hebrew alphabet, used also later, outside the Hebrew Scriptures, to denote the number nine. The meaning of the name is uncertain.

The sound represented by the letter corresponds to an emphatic English “t,” produced by pressing the tongue strongly against the palate. Its sound differs from that of the letter taw [ת] primarily because of its lack of aspiration after the “t” sound. In the original Hebrew, it appears at the beginning of each verse of Psalm 119:65-72.

What does TETH mean in Hebrew?

In gematria, Tet represents the number nine. When followed by an apostrophe, it means 9,000. The most common example of this usage is in the numbers of the Hebrew years (e.g., ט'תשנד‎ in numbers would be the date 9754).

Teth, also written as Ṭēth or Tet, is a letter of the Semitic abjads, including Phoenician Ṭēt

, Hebrew Ṭēt ט‎, Aramaic Ṭēth

, Syriac Ṭēṯ ܛ, and Arabic Ṭāʾ ط. It is the 16th letter of the modern Arabic alphabet. The Persian ṭa is pronounced as a hard "t" sound and is the 19th letter in the modern Persian alphabet. The Phoenician letter also gave rise to the Greek theta (Θ), originally an aspirated voiceless dental stop but now used for the voiceless dental fricative. The Arabic letter (ط) is sometimes transliterated as tah in English,[1] for example in Arabic script in Unicode.

The sound value of Teth is /tˤ/, one of the Semitic emphatic consonants.

1. TethṬēth is the ninth letter of many Semitic abjads, including Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew Tet ט, Syriac ܛ and Arabic Ṭāʾ ط; it is 9th in abjadi order and 16th in modern Arabic order. Its sound value is, one of the Semitic emphatic consonants. The Phoenician letter gave rise to the Greek Theta. The Persian Ța is also used however it is pronounced as a hard "t" sound and it is the 19th letter in the modern Persian alphabet.

The middle verse of the Bible is Psalm 118:8

Psa 118:8 “It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man.”

There are just as many verses before Psalm 118:8 as there are after.

Psa 119:105 NUN. “Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.”

Psalm 119:105 is a little past the middle of the Bible (by verse count).

“Nun” is the 14th letter in the Hebrew alphabet. The verses of Psalm 119 are grouped by numbers. The numbers are the letters of the Hebrew alphabet.

Wikipedia states that “Nun” is associated with the concept of continuing and expanding truth.

Both Psalm 118:8 and Psalm 119:105 express tenets central to the Judeo-Christian belief system—even the recognized religion.

The background is the everyday knowledge of one of the most common trades in every day life in Biblical Palestine: a shepherd who lives among them, caring for his sheep, as an example of Christ, “The Good Shepherd” for “we are the sheep of His pasture”.

A shepherd is all things good to a sheep: its protector, guide, healer, comforter, provider of food and safety. Sheep are very fearful of running water; it would saturate their wool and carry them away to drown if they fell in a flowing stream. They have no fear of a quiet pool; they can safely drink from the edge or wade in for a drink and wade back out. A quiet pool beside a green pasture in the presence of its shepherd would mean the shepherd had instilled in the sheep peace, trust, confidence of his safety and the assurance that the one looking over him loves him, will not desert him, but will remain nearby to protect him. A sheep with a good shepherd has nothing to fear.

What does ''yod'' mean in Psalms 119?

“YOD” or “YODH” or “YAD” is found in PSALM 119:73

Psalm 119 is the longest chapter in the bible (176 verses). It highlights the excellencies of God's Word (in various descriptions such as law, commandment, statute, testimony, ways, ordinance, precept, judgment, etc).

It is divided into 22 sections of 8 verses each. Each section corresponds with each of the 22 letters of the Hebrew alphabet. Each section is entitled with an alphabet and features a Hebrew word that begins with that particular Hebrew alphabet.

This is the 10th Section: Psalms 119:73-80 (KJV)

Section Title: YODH (10th letter in Hebrew Alphabet)

Featured Hebrew Word: YOD or YODH or YAD (depending on accent of the speaker)

Meaning: HAND

YODH

73 Thy HANDS have made me and fashioned me: give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments.

74 They that fear thee will be glad when they see me; because I have hoped in thy word.

75 I know, O Lord, that thy judgments are right, and that thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me.

76 Let, I pray thee, thy merciful kindness be for my comfort, according to thy word unto thy servant.

77 Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live: for thy law is my delight.

78 Let the proud be ashamed; for they dealt perversely with me without a cause: but I will meditate in thy precepts.

79 Let those that fear thee turn unto me, and those that have known thy testimonies.

80 Let my heart be sound in thy statutes; that I be not ashamed.

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Into thine hand I commit my spirit: thou hast redeemed me, O LORD God of truth. (Psalm 31:5). Amen.

Psalm 110 was written as an accolade to the kings of Judah during the pre-Exilic period. Mark S. Smith says, in ‘Taking Inspiration’, published in Psalms and Practice (edited by Stephen Breck Reid), that “Psalm 110 might be understood as a hymn exalting the king”.

Verse 1 opens by singing the line that the LORD [God] said to my lord [the king] to sit in the most favoured position—on the right hand of God’s throne. The text is less confusing in the original Hebrew, which says “Yahweh said to my lord…”, but ‘Yahweh’ (YHWH) is almost universally translated into English as ‘the LORD’.

Verse 2 tells us that the king will rule from Zion (Jerusalem) in the middle of his enemies, and verse 3 says the people will be loyal to the king. During the monarchical period, the king was the supreme religious leader, so verse 4 tells us he is a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.

Verse 5 promises that God will be at his right hand shall strike through kings in the day of his wrath. Verses 6 and 7 praise God.

Created Things Preceded Man’s Inventions. Thousands of years before many of man’s inventions appeared on the scene, Jehovah had provided his creations with their own versions of them. For example, the flight of birds preceded by millenniums the development of airplanes. The chambered nautilus and the cuttlefish use flotation tanks to descend and ascend in the ocean as submarines do. Octopus and squid employ jet propulsion. Bats and dolphins are experts with sonar. Several reptiles and sea birds have their own built-in “desalination plants” that enable them to drink seawater.

By ingeniously designed nests and their use of water, termites air-condition their homes. Microscopic plants, insects, fish, and trees use their own form of “antifreeze.” Small fractions of temperature change are sensed by the built-in thermometers of some snakes, mosquitoes, mallee birds, and brush turkeys. Hornets, wasps, and yellow jackets make paper.

Thomas Edison is credited with inventing the electric light bulb, but its loss of energy through heat is a drawback. Jehovah’s creations—sponges, fungi, bacteria, glowworms, insects, fish—produce cold light and in many colors.

Many migrating birds not only have compasses in their heads but they also have biological clocks. Some microscopic bacteria have rotary motors that they can run forward or in reverse.

It is not without good reason that Psalm 104:24 says: “How many your works are, O Jehovah! All of them in wisdom you have made. The earth is full of your productions.”

Some persons seek to associate the Biblical account of creation with mythological pagan accounts, such as the well-known Babylonian Creation Epic. Actually, there were various creation stories in ancient Babylon, but the one that has become well known is a myth having to do with Marduk, Babylon’s national god. Briefly, the story tells of the existence of the goddess Tiamat and the god Apsu, who became the parents of other deities. The activities of these gods became so distressing to Apsu that he determined to destroy them. However, Apsu was killed by one of these gods, Ea, and when Tiamat sought to avenge Apsu, she was killed by Ea’s son Marduk, who then split her body, using half of it to form the sky and using the other half in connection with the earth’s establishment. Marduk’s subsequent acts included creating mankind (with Ea’s aid), using the blood of another god, Kingu, the director of Tiamat’s hosts.

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The whole Psalms is about recognising Jehovah's faithfullness towards those who acknowledge Him. V 90

For they want to follow the path of Righteousness seen in His qualities, His standards and His Laws. V 1–2

Many have faith in God, but do they trust with such faith that he does know best.for us. Half hearted in their reasoning V 112–114. David in Distress puts full trust in the knowledge that Jehovah hears him, and protects him from wicked men trying to kill him. There is a difference in believing in God, when we have Faith and Knowledge of Him. Our Trust grows, and gives us reassurance and peace.

Yod (י) is the tenth letter in the Hebrew alphabet. It is directly comparable to the English letter Y, both as a consonant and a vowel.

Psalm 119 is an alphabetic acrostic. Acrostics are an ancient type of poetry (long predating modem rhyme and rhythm poetry) where the first letter of each verse (or less often the nth letter, the same one in each verse) spells out a message. An alphabetic acrostic, where the verses cycle through the entire alphabet in order, is the most frequent.

In the original Hebrew of Psalm 119, each of the 22 letters in the Hebrew alphabet is repeated eight times, for a total of 176 verses. Most translations of the psalm place either the Hebrew letter, its English name, or both, before each group of eight verses. As such, the verses beginning with yod are 73–80. The words are as follows:

• 73: יָדֶ֣יךָ Your hands
• 74: יְ֭רֵאֶיךָ those who fear You
• 75: יָדַ֣עְתִּי I know
• 76: יְהִי Let it [your mercy and kindness] be
• 77: יְבֹא֣וּנִי Let it [your tender mercy] reach me
• 78: יֵבֹ֣שׁוּ Let them [the insolent ones] be ashamed
• 79: יָשׁ֣וּבוּ Let them [those who fear You] turn to me
• 80: יְהִי Let it [my heart] be

When yod is attached to a word as a prefix, it functions as a marker of future tense or an imperative (make or let somethin happen). The yod in verses 76 through 80 is used this way. In verses 73–75 the yod is part of the actual word.

There are acrostics in other psalms, but this one is the longest, and the longest of all the psalms in general.

Now I pray the Lord helps your understanding! I will like you to look at ‘before and after’ that verse just for understanding… Psalm119:142–144 “Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and thy law is truth. 143-Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me: yet thy commandments are my delights. 144-The righteousness of thy testimonies is everlasting: give me understanding, and I shall live.”

You David the patriarch here was speaking based on the established knowledge he had in the Lord God in verse 144. And in verse 143 despite the current situation of things in his life at the moment, he chooses not to act around with the circumstances around which are undeniable. And just in Ecclesiastes 3:1 “To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven.” So inspire of the situation he's aware that this things changes and there's duration time allocated for the things he's facing and then he chooses to be in tone with that which true and everlasting.

Troubles don't last for every but only Truth and the Truth is the Law of the Lord. I want to encourage you… Go for Truth Go for the Law of the Lord through Jesus Christ!

Psalm 110 was written as an accolade to the kings of Judah during the pre-Exilic period. Mark S. Smith says, in ‘Taking Inspiration’, published in Psalms and Practice (edited by Stephen Breck Reid), that “Psalm 110 might be understood as a hymn exalting the king”.

Verse 1 opens by singing the line that the LORD [God] said to my lord [the king] to sit in the most favoured position—on the right hand of God’s throne. The text is less confusing in the original Hebrew, which says “Yahweh said to my lord…”, but ‘Yahweh’ (YHWH) is almost universally translated into English as ‘the LORD’.

Verse 2 tells us that the king will rule from Zion (Jerusalem) in the middle of his enemies, and verse 3 says the people will be loyal to the king. During the monarchical period, the king was the supreme religious leader, so verse 4 tells us he is a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.

Verse 5 promises that God will be at his right hand shall strike through kings in the day of his wrath. Verses 6 and 7 praise God.