PSALM 119.

Tuesday 1 September 2015.

WORD OF THE DAY:

[Psalm 14:2]

The Lord looks down from heaven at the human race, to see if there is anyone wise and seeks God. 

MESSAGE OF THE DAY: 

PSALM 119, ......  Taw.

1. English - (Amplified Bible Version.)

[Psalm 119:169-176]

169. Let my mournful cry and supplication come (near) before You, O Lord, give me understanding (discernment and comprehension) according to Your Word of (assurance and promise).  

170. Let my supplication come before You; deliver me according to Your Word. 

171. My lips shall pour forth praise (with thanksgiving and renewed trust) when You teach me Your statutes. 

172. My tongue shall sing (praise for the fulfillment) of Your Word, for all Your commandments are righteous. 

173. Let Your hand be ready to help me, for I have chosen Your precepts. 

174. I have longed for Your salvation, O Lord, and Your law is my delight. 

175. Let me live that I may praise You, and let Your decrees help me. 

176. I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek, inquire for, and demand Your servant, for I do not forget Your commandments. 

Dinsdag 1 September 2015.

WOORD VAN DIE DAG:

[Psalm 14:2]

Die Here het uit die hemel neergesien op die mensekinders, om te sien of daar iemand verstandig is, wat na God vra. 

BOODSKAP VAN DIE DAG:

PSALM 119,  ........  Tau.

2. Afrikaans - (Ou Afrikaanse Vertaling)

[Psalm 119:169-176]

169. O Here, laat my smeking nader kom voor U aangesig; maak my verstandig volgens U Woord. 

170. Laat my smeking voor U aangesig kom;  red my volgens U belofte. 

171. My lippe sal lofsange laat uitstroom, want U leer my U insettinge. 

172. My tong sal U Woord besing, want al U Gebooie is geregtigheid. 

173. Laat U hand my tot hulp wees, want ek het U bevele verkies. 

174. O Here, ek verlang na U heil, en U wet is my verlustiging. 

175. Laat my siel lewe, dat dit U kan loof; en laat U gerigte my help. 

176. Ek het gedwaal soos 'n verlore skaap; soek U kneg, want U gebooie vergeet ek nie. 

(DV. I will share some well-known and favourite sections of the Psalms with you, as often as I possibly can. / 

DV. Sal ek sommige welbekende en gunsteling gedeeltes uit die Psalms met u deel, so dikwels as wat ek moontlik kan.)

Cell phone photo taken in our garden. A beautiful spring rose, to welcome the new day and season. 

PSALM 119.

Monday 31 August 2015.

WORD OF THE DAY:

[Psalm 16:11]

You lead me in the path of life - I experience absolute joy in You presence; You always give me sheer delight. 

MESSAGE OF THE DAY: 

PSALM 119, ......  Sin and Shin.

1. English - (Amplified Bible Version.)

[Psalm 119:161-168]

161. Princes pursue and percecute me without cause, but my heart stands in awe of Your Words (dreading violation of them far more than the force of prince or potentate)

162. I rejoice at Your Word as one who finds great spoil. 

163. I hate and abhor falsehood, but Your law do I love. 

164. Seven times a day and all day long do I praise You, because of Your righteous decrees.  

165. Great peace have they who love Your law; nothing shall offend them or make them stumble. 

166. I am hoping and waiting (eagerly) for Your salvation, O Lord, and I do Your commandments. 

167. Your testimonies I kept (hearing, receiving, loving, and obeying them); I love them exceedingly! 

168. I have observed Your precepts and Your testimonies, for all my ways are (fully known) before You. 

Maandag 31 Augustus 2015.

WOORD VAN DIE DAG:

[Psalm 16:11]

U sal my die pad van die lewe bekend maak; versadiging van vreugde is voor U aangesig, lieflikhede in U regterhand, vir ewig. 

BOODSKAP VAN DIE DAG:

PSALM 119,  ........  Sin, Sjin.

2. Afrikaans - (Ou Afrikaanse Vertaling)

[Psalm 119:161-168]

161. Vorste het my sonder oorsaak vervolg, maar my hart vrees vir U Woord. 

162. Ek is vrolik oor U belofte, soos een wat 'n groot buit vind. 

163. Leuens haat ek en het daar 'n afsku van; U wet het ek lief. 

164. Ek loof U sewe maal elke dag, oor U regverdige verordeninge.  

165. Die wat U wet liefhet, het groot vrede, en vir hulle is daar geen struikelblok nie. 

166. O Here, ek hoop op U heil, en ek hou U gebooie. 

167. My siel onderhou U getuienisse, en ek het hulle baie lief. 

168. Ek onderhou U bevele en U getuienisse, 

want al my weë is voor U. 

(DV. I will share some well-known and favourite sections of the Psalms with you, as often as I possibly can. / 

DV. Sal ek sommige welbekende en gunsteling gedeeltes uit die Psalms met u deel, so dikwels as wat ek moontlik kan.)

Cell phone photo taken at the Botanical Gardens. 

PSALM 119.

Sunday 30 August 2015.

WORD OF THE DAY:

[Psalm 18:28]

Indeed, You are my lamp, Lord. My God illuminates the darkness around me. 

MESSAGE OF THE DAY: 

PSALM 119, ......  Resh.

1. English - (New International Version.)

[Psalm 119:153-160]

153. Look upon my suffering and deliver me, for I have not forgotten Your law. 

154. Defend my cause and redeem me; preserve my life according to Your promise. 

155. Salvation is far from the wicked, for they do not seek out Your decrees. 

156. Your compassion is great, O Lord; preserve my life according to Your laws.  

157. Many are the foes who persecute me, but I have not turned from Your statutes. 

158. I look on the faithless with loathing, for they do not obey Your Word. 

159. See how I love Your precepts; preserve my life O Lord, according to Your love. 

160. All Your Words are true; all Your righteous laws are eternal. 

Sondag 30 Augustus 2015.

WOORD VAN DIE DAG:

[Psalm 18:28]

Want U laat my lamp skyn; die Here my God laat my duisternis opklaar. 

BOODSKAP VAN DIE DAG:

PSALM 119,  ........  Resj.

2. Afrikaans - (Ou Afrikaanse Vertaling)

[Psalm 119:153-160]

153. Sien my ellende aan en red my, want U wet vergeet ek nie. 

154. Verdedig my regsaak en verlos my; maak my lewend volgens U belofte. 

155. Die heil is ver van die goddelose, want hulle soek U insettinge nie. 

156. Here, U barmhartighede is menigvuldig; maak my lewend volgens U verordeninge. 

157. My vervolgers en my teëstanders is talryk; van U getuienisse wyk ek nie af nie. 

158. Ek het diegene gesien wat troueloos handel, en dit het my gewalg dat hulle U Woord nie onderhou nie. 

159. Aanskou dat ek U bevele liefhet; O Here maak my lewend na U goedertierenheid. 

160. Die hele inhoud van U Woord is waarheid, en al U regverdige verordeninge is tot in ewigheid. 

(DV. I will share some well-known and favourite sections of the Psalms with you, as often as I possibly can. / 

DV. Sal ek sommige welbekende en gunsteling gedeeltes uit die Psalms met u deel, so dikwels as wat ek moontlik kan.)

Photo taken at the Ruimsig Botanical Gardens. At the moment the whole Botanical garden is a feast for the eye. 

PSALM 119.

Saturday 29 August 2015.

WORD OF THE DAY:

[Psalm 16:5]

Lord, You give me stability and prosperity; You make my future secure.

MESSAGE OF THE DAY: 

PSALM 119, ......  Qoph. 

1. English - (New International Version.)

[Psalm 119:145-152]

145. I call with all my heart; answer me, O Lord, and I will obey Your decrees. 

146. I call out to You; save me and I will keep Your statutes. 

147. I rise before dawn and call for help; I have put my hope in Your Word. 

148. My eyes stay open through the watches of the night, that I may meditate on Your promises. 

149. Hear my voice in accordance with Your love; preserve my life O Lord, according to Your laws. 

150. Those who devise wicked schemes are near, but they are far from Your law. 

151. Yet You are near, O Lord, and all Your commands are true. 

152. Long ago I learned from Your statutes, that You established them to last forever. 

Saterdag 29 Augustus 2015.

WOORD VAN DIE DAG:

[Psalm 16:5]

Die Here is die deel van my erfenis en my beker; U onderhou my lot. 

BOODSKAP VAN DIE DAG:

PSALM 119,  ........  Kof.

2. Afrikaans - (Ou Afrikaanse Vertaling)

[Psalm 119:145-152]

145. Ek het geroep van ganser harte; verhoor my, O Here! Ek wil U insettinge bewaar. 

146. Ek het U aangeroep; verlos my, dat ek U getuienisse kan onderhou. 

147. Voor die môreskemering roep ek om hulp; op U Woord wag ek. 

148. My oë is die nagwake voor om U Woord te oordink. 

149. Hoor my stem na U goedertierenheid; O Here, maak my lewend volgens U verordeninge. 

150. Hulle kom nader wat skandelike dade najaag, hulle wat ver van U wet af is. 

151. U O Here, is naby, en al U gebooie is waarheid. 

152. Lankal het ek geweet uit U getuienisse, dat U hulle vir ewig gegrond het. 

(DV. I will share some well-known and favourite sections of the Psalms with you, as often as I possibly can. / 

DV. Sal ek sommige welbekende en gunsteling gedeeltes uit die Psalms met u deel, so dikwels as wat ek moontlik kan)

(Psalm 23:1) "The Lord is my Shepherd. I shall not be in want." This amazing picture was kindly presented to me by Aletta Oliver. 

 

PSALM 119.

Friday 28 August 2015.

WORD OF THE DAY:

[Psalm 17:8]

Protect me as You would protect the pupil of Your eye! Hide me in the shadow of Your wings. 

MESSAGE OF THE DAY: 

PSALM 119, ......  Tsadhe.

1. English - (Amplified Bible Version.)

[Psalm 119:137-144]

137. (Rigidly) righteous are You, O Lord, and upright are Your judgements and all expressions of Your will. 

138. You have commanded and appointed Your testimonies in righteousness and in great faithfulness. 

139. My zeal has consumed me and cut me off, because my adversaries have forgotten Your words. 

140. Your word is very pure (tried and well  refined); therefore Your servant loves it. 

141. I am small (insignificant) and despised, but I do not forget Your precepts. 

142. Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and Your law is truth. 

143. Trouble and anguish have found and taken hold of me, yet Your commandments are my delight. 

144. Your righteous testimonies are everlasting and Your decrees are binding to eternity; give me understanding and I shall live (give me discernment and comprehension and I shall not die.)

Vrydag 28 Augustus 2015.

WOORD VAN DIE DAG:

[Psalm 17:8]

Bewaar my soos 'n oogappel; verberg my in die skaduwee van U vleuels. 

BOODSKAP VAN DIE DAG:

PSALM 119,  ........  Sade.

2. Afrikaans - (Ou Afrikaanse Vertaling)

[Psalm 119:137-144]

137. Here, U is regverdig, en reg is U verordeninge. 

138. In geregtigheid het U, U getuienisse beveel, en in louter trou. 

139. My ywer verteer my, omdat my teëstanders U Woorde vergeet het. 

140. U Woord is deur en deur gelouter, en U kneg het dit lief. 

141. Ek is klein en verag, maar U bevele vergeet ek nie. 

142. U geregtigheid, is geregtigheid tot in ewigheid; en U wet is waarheid. 

143. Benoudheid en angs het my getref, maar U gebooie is my verlustiging.  

144. U getuienisse is geregtigheid tot in ewigheid; maak my verstandig, dat ek kan lewe. 

(DV. I will share some well-known and favourite sections of the Psalms with you, as often as I possibly can. / 

DV. Sal ek sommige welbekende en gunsteling gedeeltes uit die Psalms met u deel, so dikwels as wat ek moontlik kan.)

Cell phone photo taken in our garden. 

PSALM 119.

Thursday 27 August 2015.

WORD OF THE DAY:

[Psalm 18:36]

You widen my path; my feet do not slip. 

MESSAGE OF THE DAY: 

PSALM 119, ......  Pe. 

1. English - (Amplified Bible Version),

[Psalm 119:129-136]

129. Your testimonies are wonderful (far exceeding anything conceived by man); therefore my (penitent) self keeps them (hearing, receiving, loving, and obeying them).

130. The entrance and unfolding of Your Words give light; their unfolding gives understanding (discernment and comprehension) to the simple. 

131. I open my mouth and I pant (with eager desire), for I longed for Your commandments. 

132. Turn toward me and extend mercy to me, and show me favour, as is to those who love Your Name. 

133. Establish my steps and direct them by (means of) Your Word; let not any iniquity have dominion over me. 

134. Deliver me from oppressive men, so I will keep Your precepts (hearing, receiving, loving and obeying them).

135. Make Your face shine (with pleasure) upon Your servant, and teach me Your statutes. 

136. Tears stream down from my eyes, because people do not keep Your law, (they hear it not, nor receive it, love it, or obey it).

Donderdag 27 Augustus 2015.

WOORD VAN DIE DAG:

[Psalm 18:37]

U het my voetstap ruim gemaak onder my, en my enkels het nie gewankel nie. 

BOODSKAP VAN DIE DAG:

PSALM 119,  ........  Pe.

2. Afrikaans - (Ou Afrikaanse Vertaling)

[Psalm 119:129-136]

129. U getuienisse is wonderbaar, daarom bewaar my siel hulle. 

130. Die opening van U Woorde gee lig; dit maak die eenvoudiges verstandig. 

131. Ek maak my mond wyd oop en hyg, want na U gebooie verlang ek. 

132. Wend U tot my en wees my genadig, volgens die reg van die wat U Naam liefhet. 

133. Maak my voetstappe vas in U Woord, en laat geen ongeregtigheid oor my heers nie. 

134. Verlos my van die mens se verdrukking, sodat ek U gebooie kan onderhou. 

135. Laat U aangesig skyn oor U kneg, en leer my U insettinge. 

136. My oë loop af in strome van water, omdat hulle U wet nie onderhou nie. 

(DV. I will share some well-known and favourite sections of the Psalms with you, as often as I possibly can. / 

DV. Sal ek sommige welbekende en gunsteling gedeeltes uit die Psalms met u deel, so dikwels as wat ek moontlik kan.)

Cell phone photo taken in our garden, to use as background for this Bible verse. 

PSALM 119.

Wednesday 26 August 2015.

WORD OF THE DAY:

[Psalm 16:8] I have set the Lord continually before me; because He is at my right hand, I will not be moved. 

MESSAGE OF THE DAY: 

PSALM 119, ......  Ayin.

1. English - (New English Translation).

[Psalm 119:121-128]

121. I do what is fair and right. Do not abandon me to my oppressors! 

122. Guarantee the welfare of Your servant! Do not let the arrogant oppress me!

123. My eyes grow tired as I wait for Your deliverance, for Your reliable promise to be fulfilled. 

124. Show Your servant Your loyal love! Teach me Your statutes!

125. I am Your servant. Give me insight, so that I can understand Your rules. 

126. It is time for the Lord to act - they break Your law!

127. For this reason I love Your commands more than gold, even purest gold. 

128. For this reason I carefully follow all Your precepts. I hate all deceitful actions. 

Woensdag 26 Augustus 2015.

WOORD VAN DIE DAG:

[Psalm 16:8]

Ek stel die Here altyddeur voor my; omdat Hy aan my regterhand is, sal ek nie wankel nie. 

BOODSKAP VAN DIE DAG:

PSALM 119,  ........  Ajin.

2. Afrikaans - (Ou Afrikaanse Vertaling)

[Psalm 119:121-128]

121. Ek het reg en geregtigheid gedoen: gee my nie oor aan my verdrukkers nie. 

122. Wees borg vir U kneg ten goede; laat vermeteles my nie verdruk nie. 

123. My oë smag na U heil en na die belofte van U geregtigheid. 

124. Handel met U kneg na U goedertierenheid, en leer my U insettinge. 

125. Ek is U kneg; maak my verstandig, dat ek U getuienisse kan ken. 

126. Dit is tyd vir die Here om te handel: hulle het U wet verbreek. 

127. Daarom het ek U gebooie lief, meer as goud, ja, as baie fyn goud. 

128. Daarom hou ek al die bevele aangaande alles vir reg; elke leuenpad haat ek. 

(DV. I will share some well-known and favourite sections of the Psalms with you, as often as I possibly can. / 

DV. Sal ek sommige welbekende en gunsteling gedeeltes uit die Psalms met u deel, so dikwels as wat ek moontlik kan.)

Cell phone photo taken in our garden. 

PSALM 119.

Tuesday 25 August 2015.

WORD OF THE DAY:

[Psalm 69:34]

Let heaven and earth praise Him, the seas and everything that moves in them. 

MESSAGE OF THE DAY: 

PSALM 119, ......  Samekh.

1. English - (New English Translation.)

[Psalm 119:113-120]

113. I hate people with divided loyalties, but I love Your law. 

114. You are my Hiding Place and my Shield. I find hope in Your Word. 

115. Turn away from me, you evil men, so that I can observe the commands of my God. 

116. Sustain me as You promised, so that I will live. Do not disappoint me!

117. Support me, so that I will be delivered. Then I will focus on Your statutes continually. 

118. You despise all who stray from Your statutes, for they are deceptive and unreliable. 

119. You remove all the wicked of the earth like slag. Therefore I love Your rules. 

120. My body trembles because I fear You, I am afraid of Your judgements. 

Dinsdag 25 Augustus 2015.

WOORD VAN DIE DAG:

[Psalm 69:35]

Laat hemel en aarde Hom prys, die see en alles wat daarin roer. 

BOODSKAP VAN DIE DAG:

PSALM 119,  ........  Samek.

2. Afrikaans - (Ou Afrikaanse Vertaling)

[Psalm 119:113-120]

113. Twyfelaars haat ek, maar U wet het ek lief. 

114. U is my Skuilplek en my Skild; op U Woord wag ek. 

115. Gaan weg van my kwaaddoeners, dat ek die gebooie van my God kan bewaar!

116. Ondersteun my volgens U belofte, dat ek kan lewe; en maak my nie beskaamd vanweë my hoop nie.  

117. Steun my, dat ek verlos word; dan sal ek altyddeur op U insettinge let. 

118. U verag almal wat van U insettinge afdwaal, want hulle bedrieëry is leuens. 

119. U ruim al die goddelose van die aarde weg soos skuim; daarom het ek U getuienisse lief. 

120. My vlees sidder van skrik vir U, en ek vrees vir U oordele. 

(DV. I will share some well-known and favourite sections of the Psalms with you, as often as I possibly can. / 

DV. Sal ek sommige welbekende en gunsteling gedeeltes uit die Psalms met u deel, so dikwels as wat ek moontlik kan.)

Many thanks for this short prayer, to whoever published it. Be blesssed. 

PSALM 119.

Monday 24 August 2015.

WORD OF THE DAY:

[Psalm 78:32,33]

32. In spite of all this, they kept on sinning; in spite of His wonders, they did not believe. 

33. So He ended their days in futility and their years in terror. 

MESSAGE OF THE DAY: 

PSALM 119, ......  Nun.

1. English - (New English Translation).

[Psalm 119:105-112]

105. Your Word is a lamp to walk by, and a light to illumine my path. 

106. I have vowed and solemnly sworn to keep Your just regulations. 

107. I am suffering terribly, O Lord, revive me with Your Word!

108. O Lord, please accept the freewill offerings of my praise! Teach me Your regulations!

109. My life is in continual danger, but I do not forget Your law. 

110. The wicked lay a trap for me, but I do not wander from Your precepts. 

111. I claim Your rules as my personal possession, for they give me joy. 

112. I am determined to obey Your statutes at all times, to the very end. 

Maandag 24 Augustus 2015.

WOORD VAN DIE DAG:

[Psalm 78:32,33]

32. Ondanks dit alles, het hulle verder gesondig, en nie aan Sy wonders geglo nie. 

33. So het Hy dan hulle dae laat vergaan in nietigheid, en hulle jare in verskrikking. 

BOODSKAP VAN DIE DAG:

PSALM 119,  ........  Noen.

2. Afrikaans - (Ou Afrikaanse Vertaling)

[Psalm 119:105-112]

105. U Woord is 'n lamp vir my voet en 'n lig vir my pad. 

106. Ek het gesweer en dit gehou, om U regverdige verordeninge te onderhou. 

107. Ek is baie diep neergedruk; Here, maak my lewend na U Woord!

108. Laat tog die vrywillige offerandes van my mond U behaag, O Here, en leer my U verordeninge. 

109. My lewe is altyddeur in my hand; nogtans vergeet ek U wet nie. 

110. Die goddelose het vir my 'n vangnet gespan; nogtans het ek van U bevele nie afgedwaal nie. 

111. Ek het U getuienisse vir ewig as erfdeel ontvang, want hulle is die vreugde van my hart. 

112. Ek het my hart geneig, om U insettinge te betrag, vir ewig, tot die einde toe. 

(DV. I will share some well-known and favourite sections of the Psalms with you, as often as I possibly can. / 

DV. Sal ek sommige welbekende en gunsteling gedeeltes uit die Psalms met u deel, so dikwels as wat ek moontlik kan.)

PSALM 119.

Sunday 23 August 2015.

WORD OF THE DAY:

[Psalm 86:11]

Teach me Your way, O Lord; I will walk in Your truth; unite my heart, to fear Your Name. 

MESSAGE OF THE DAY: 

PSALM 119, ......  Mem.

1. English - (New International Version.)

[Psalm 119:97-104]

97. Oh, how I love Your law! I meditate on it all day long. 

98. Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies, for I am always aware of them. 

99. I have more insight than all my teachers, for I meditate on Your statutes. 

100. I have more understanding than the elders (those older than I), for I observe Your precepts. 

101. I have kept my feet from every evil path so that I can keep Your instructions. 

102. I have not parted from Your laws, for You teach me. 

103. How sweet are Your Words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth!

104. I gain understanding from Your precepts; therefore I hate every wong path. 

Sondag 23 Augustus 2015.

WOORD VAN DIE DAG:

[Psalm 86:11]

Leer my Here, U weg, ek sal in U waarheid wandel; verenig my hart tot die vrees van U Naam. 

BOODSKAP VAN DIE DAG:

PSALM 119,  ........  Mem.

2. Afrikaans - (Ou Afrikaanse Vertaling)

[Psalm 119:97-104]

97. Hoe lief het ek U wet; dit is my bepeinsing die hele dag. 

98. U gebooie maak my wyser as my vyande, want hulle is myne vir ewig. 

99. Ek is verstandiger as al my leermeesters, want U getuienisse is my bepeinsing. 

100. Ek het meer verstand as die ou mense, want ek bewaar U bevele. 

101. Ek het my voete teruggehou van elke verkeerde pad, dat ek U Woord kan bewaar. 

102. Ek het van U verordeninge nie afgewyk nie, want Ú het my geleer. 

103. Hoe soet is U beloftes vir my verhemelte, meer as heuning vir my mond. 

104. Uit U bevele kry ek verstand; daarom haat ek elke leuenpad. 

(DV. I will share some well-known and favourite sections of the Psalms with you, as often as I possibly can. / 

DV. Sal ek sommige welbekende en gunsteling gedeeltes uit die Psalms met u deel, so dikwels as wat ek moontlik kan.)

Many thanks to Kenneth Copeland Ministries  for this very relevant and blessed message. 

PSALM 119.

Saturday 22 August 2015.

WORD OF THE DAY:

[Psalm 89:8]

O Lord God Almighty, who is like You? You are mighty Lord, and Your faithfulness surrounds You. 

MESSAGE OF THE DAY: 

PSALM 119, ......  Lamedh.

1. English - (New International Version.)

[Psalm 119:89-96]

89. Your Word O Lord, is eternal; it stands firm in the heavens. 

90. Your faithfulness continues through all generations; You established the earth, and it endures. 

91. Your laws endure to this day, for all things serve You. 

92. If Your law had not been my delight, I would have perished in my affliction. 

93. I will never forget Your precepts, for by them You have preserved my life. 

94. Save me, for I am Yours; I have sought out Your precepts. 

95. The wicked are waiting to destroy me, but I will ponder Your statutes. 

96. To all perfection I see a limit; but Your commands are boundless. 

Saterdag 22 Augustus 2015.

WOORD VAN DIE DAG:

[Psalm 89:9]

O Here, God van die leërskare, wie is soos U? Grootmagtig is U, O Here, en U trou is rondom U. 

BOODSKAP VAN DIE DAG:

PSALM 119,  ........  Lamed.

2. Afrikaans - (Ou Afrikaanse Vertaling)

[Psalm 119:89-96]

89. Vir ewig O Here, staan U Woord vas in die hemele. 

90. U trou is van geslag tot geslag; U het die aarde bevestig, en dit bly staan. 

91. Volgens U verordeninge bly hulle vandag nog staan, want alle dinge is U knegte. 

92. As U wet nie my verlustiging was nie, dan het ek omgekom in my ellende. 

93. Ek sal U bevele tot in ewigheid nie vergeet nie, want deur hulle het U my lewend gemaak. 

94. Aan U behoort ek: verlos my, want ek soek U bevele. 

95. Die goddelose lê en wag op my, om my om te bring; ek gee ag op U getuienisse. 

96. Aan alle volmaaktheid het ek 'n einde gesien, maar U gebod is baie wyd. 

(DV. I will share some well-known and favourite sections of the Psalms with you, as often as I possibly can. / 

DV. Sal ek sommige welbekende en gunsteling gedeeltes uit die Psalms met u deel, so dikwels as wat ek moontlik kan.)

Cell phone photo taken in our garden, taken as background for this Bible verse. 

PSALM 119.

Friday 21 August 2015.

WORD OF THE DAY:

[Psalm 125:1]

Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion, which cannot be shaken but endures forever. 

MESSAGE OF THE DAY: 

PSALM 119, ......  Kaph.

1. English - (New International Version.)

[Psalm 119:81-88]

81. My soul faints with longing for Your salvation, but I have put my faith in Your Word. 

82. My eyes fail, looking for Your promise; I say: "When will You comfort me?"

83. Though I am like a wineskin in the smoke, I do not forget Your decrees. 

84. How long must Your servant wait? When will You punish my persecutors? 

85. The arrogant dig pitfalls for me, contrary to Your law.  

86. All Your commands are trustworthy; help me, for men persecute me without cause. 

87. They almost wiped me from the earth, but I have not forsaken Your precepts. 

88. Preserve my life according to Your love, and I will obey the statutes of Your mouth. 

Vrydag 21 Augustus 2015.

WOORD VAN DIE DAG:

[Psalm 125:1]

Die wat op die Here vertrou, is soos die berg Sion wat nie wankel nie, maar bly tot in ewigheid.

BOODSKAP VAN DIE DAG:

PSALM 119,  ........  Kaf.

2. Afrikaans - (Ou Afrikaanse Vertaling)

[Psalm 119:81-88]

81. My siel smag na U heil; op U Woord wag ek. 

82. My oë smag na U belofte en sê: "Wanneer sal U my vertroos?" 

83. Want ek het geword soos 'n leersak in die rook; U insettinge het ek nie vergeet nie. 

84. Hoeveel sal die dae van U kneg wees? Wanneer sal U gerig oefen onder my vervolgers?

85. Vermeteles het vir my kuile gegrawe, hulle wat nie lewe na U wet nie. 

86. Al U gebooie is waarheid; hulle vervolg my sonder oorsaak; help my!

87. Hulle het my amper vernietig op die aarde; maar ék het U bevele nie verlaat nie. 

88. Maak my lewend na U goedertierenheid, dat ek die getuienis van U mond kan onderhou. 

(DV. I will share some well-known and favourite sections of the Psalms with you, as often as I possibly can. / 

DV. Sal ek sommige welbekende en gunsteling gedeeltes uit die Psalms met u deel, so dikwels as wat ek moontlik kan.)

Many thanks to Martin Heigan for this very  exceptional photo which I could use as background.  

PSALM 119.

Thursday 20 August 2015.

WORD OF THE DAY:

[Psalm 62:8]

Trust in Him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts to Him, for God is our refuge. Selah. 

MESSAGE OF THE DAY: 

PSALM 119, ......  Yodh.

1. English - (New International Version.)

[Psalm 119:73-80]

73. Your hands made me and formed me; give me understanding to learn Your commands. 

74. May those who fear You rejoice when they see me, for I have put my hope in Your Word. 

75. I know O Lord, that Your laws are righteous, and in faithfulness You have afflicted me. 

76. May Your unfailing love be my comfort, according to Your promise to Your servant. 

77. Let Your compassion come to me that I may live, for Your law is my delight. 

78. May the arrogant be put to shame for wronging me without cause; but I will meditate on Your precepts. 

79.  May those who fear You, turn to me; those who understand Your statutes. 

80. May my heart be blameless towards Your decrees, that I may not be put to shame.  

Donderdag 20 Augustus 2015.

WOORD VAN DIE DAG:

[Psalm 62:9]

Vertrou op Hom altyd, o volk! Stort julle hart uit voor Sy aangesig! God is 'n toevlug vir ons. Sela. 

BOODSKAP VAN DIE DAG:

PSALM 119,  ........  Yod.

2. Afrikaans - (Ou Afrikaanse Vertaling)

[Psalm 119:73-80]

73. U hande het my gemaak en my toeberei; maak my verstandig, dat ek U gebooie kan leer. 

74. Die wat U vrees, sien my, en hulle is bly; want op U Woord wag ek. 

75. Ek weet Here, dat U oordele regverdig is, en dat U my uit getrouheid verdruk het. 

76. Laat tog U goedertierenheid wees om my te troos, volgens U belofte aan U kneg. 

77. Laat U barmhartighede oor my kom, dat ek kan lewe; want U wet is my verlustiging. 

78. Laat die vermeteles beskaamd staan, omdat hulle sonder oorsaak my onregverdig behandel het; maar ék oordink U bevele. 

79. Laat die wat U vrees na my terugkeer, en die wat U getuienisse ken. 

80. Laat my hart opreg wees in U insettinge, sodat ek nie beskaamd hoef te staan nie. 

(DV. I will share some well-known and favourite sections of the Psalms with you, as often as I possibly can. / 

DV. Sal ek sommige welbekende en gunsteling gedeeltes uit die Psalms met u deel, so dikwels as wat ek moontlik kan.)

Cell phone photo taken in our garden. 

PSALM 119.

Wednesday 19 August 2015.

WORD OF THE DAY:

[Psalm 139:5,6]

5. You hem me in - behind and before; You have laid Your hand upon me. 

6. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain. 

MESSAGE OF THE DAY: 

PSALM 119, ......  Teth.

1. English - (New International Version.)

[Psalm 119:65-72]

65. Do good to Your servant according to Your Word, O Lord. 

66. Teach me knowledge and good judgement, for I believe in Your commands. 

67. Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I obey Your Word. 

68. You are good, and what You do is good; teach me Your decrees. 

69. Though the arrogant have smeared me with lies, I keep Your precepts with all my heart. 

70. Their hearts are callous and unfeeling, but I delight in Your law. 

71. It was good for me to be afflicted, so that I might learn Your decrees. 

72. The law from Your mouth is more precious to me, than thousands of pieces of gold and silver. 

Woensdag 19 Augustus 2015.

WOORD VAN DIE DAG:

[Psalm 139:5,6]

5. U sluit my in van agter en van voor, U lê U hand op my. 

6. Om dit te begryp, is te wonderbaar vir my, te hoog: ek kan daar nie by nie. 

BOODSKAP VAN DIE DAG:

PSALM 119,  ........  Tet.

2. Afrikaans - (Ou Afrikaanse Vertaling)

[Psalm 119:65-72]

65. U het goed gedoen aan U kneg, Here, na U Woord. 

66. Leer my 'n goeie insig en kennis, want ek glo aan U gebooie. 

67. Voordat ek verdruk was, het ek gedwaal; maar nou onderhou ek U Woord. 

68. U is goed en doen goed; leer mu U insettinge. 

69. Vermeteles het my leuens toegedig, maar ék bewaar van ganser harte U bevele. 

70.  Hulle hart is ongevoelig soos vet; maar ék verlustig my in U wet. 

71. Dit is goed vir my dat ek verdruk was, sodat ek U insettinge sou leer. 

72. Die wet van U mond is vir my beter as duisende stukke goud en silwer. 

(DV. I will share some well-known and favourite sections of the Psalms with you, as often as I possibly can. / 

DV. Sal ek sommige welbekende en gunsteling gedeeltes uit die Psalms met u deel, so dikwels as wat ek moontlik kan.)

Many thanks for this very true statement that I found on Face Book. 

PSALM 119.

Sunday 16 August 2015.

WORD OF THE DAY:

[Psalm 139:3,4]

3. You discern my going out and my lying down; You are familiar with all my ways. 

4. Before a word is on my tongue, You know it completely, O Lord!

MESSAGE OF THE DAY: 

PSALM 119, ......  Heth.

1. English - (New International Version.)

[Psalm 119:57-64] 

57. You are my portion O Lord; I have promised to obey Your Words. 

58. I have sought Your face with all my heart; be gracious to me according to Your promise. 

59. I have considered my ways, and have turned my steps to Your statutes. 

60. I will hasten and not delay to obey Your commands. 

61. Though the wicked bind me with ropes, I will not forget Your law.  

62. At midnight I rise to give You thanks for Your righteous laws. 

63. I am a friend to all who fear You, to all who follow Your precepts. 

64. The earth is filled with Your love O Lord; teach me Your decrees. 

Sondag 16 Augustus 2015.

WOORD VAN DIE DAG:

[Psalm 139:3,4]

3. U deurvors my gaan en my lê, en U is met al my weë goed bekend. 

4. Want daar is nog geen woord op my tong nie - of U Here, U ken dit geheel en al. 

BOODSKAP VAN DIE DAG:

PSALM 119,  ........  Get.

2. Afrikaans - (Ou Afrikaanse Vertaling)

[Psalm 119:57-64]

57. Die Here is my deel; ek het gesê dat ek U Woorde sal bewaar. 

58. Ek het U van ganser harte om genade gesmeek; wees my genadig volgens U belofte. 

59. Ek het U weë oordink en my voete laat teruggaan na U getuienisse. 

60. Ek het my gehaas, en nie getalm nie, om U gebooie te onderhou. 

61. Die strikke van die goddelose het my omring; U wet het ek nie vergeet nie. 

62. Middernag staan ek op om U te loof vir U regverdige verordeninge. 

63. Ek is 'n metgesel van almal wat U vrees, en van die wat U bevele onderhou.  

64. Here, die aarde is vol van U goedertierenheid; leer my U insettinge. 

(DV. I will share some well-known and favourite sections of the Psalms with you, as often as I possibly can. / 

DV. Sal ek sommige welbekende en gunsteling gedeeltes uit die Psalms met u deel, so dikwels as wat ek moontlik kan.)

Another one of Martin Heigan's classic bird photos. Many thanks to him for kindly supplying it, to use for this Bible verse. 

PSALM 119.

Saturday 15 August 2015.

WORD OF THE DAY:

[Psalm 139:7,8]

7. Where can I go from Your Spirit? Where can I flee from Your presence?

8. If I go up to the heavens, You are there; if I make my bed in the depth, You are there. 

MESSAGE OF THE DAY: 

PSALM 119, ......  Zayin.

1. English - (New International Version.)

[Psalm 119:49-56]

49. Remember Your Word to Your servant, for You have given me hope. 

50. My comfort in my suffering is this: Your promise preserves my life. 

51. The arrogant mock me without restraint, but I do not turn from Your law. 

52. I remember Your ancient laws, O Lord, and I find comfort in them. 

53. Indignation grips me because of the wicked, who have forsaken Your law.  

54. Your decrees are the theme of my song wherever I lodge.  

55. In the night I remember Your Name O Lord, and I will keep Your law. 

56. This has been my practice: I obey Your precepts. 

Saterdag 15 Augustus 2015.

WOORD VAN DIE DAG:

[Psalm 139:7,8]

7. Waar sou ek heengaan van U Gees, en waarheen vlug van U aangesig?

8. Klim ek op na die hemel, U is daar; en maak ek die doderyk my bed, kyk, U is daar!

BOODSKAP VAN DIE DAG:

PSALM 119,  ........  Sajin.

2. Afrikaans - (Ou Afrikaanse Vertaling)

[Psalm 119:49-56]

49. Gedenk die Woord van U kneg, omdat U my laat hoop het. 

50. Dit is my troos in my ellende, dat U belofte my lewend maak. 

51. Vermeteles het baie met my gespot; van U wet het ek nie afgewyk nie. 

52. Ek het gedink O Here, aan U oordele van ouds, en ek het my getroos. 

53. Toorngloed het my aangegryp, vanweë die goddelose wat U wet verlaat.  

54. U insettinge was gesange vir my in die huis van my vreemdelingskap. 

55. Here, in die nag het ek gedink aan U Naam, en ek het U wet onderhou. 

56. Dit het my deel geword, omdat ek U bevele bewaar het. 

(DV. I will share some well-known and favourite sections of the Psalms with you, as often as I possibly can. / 

DV. Sal ek sommige welbekende en gunsteling gedeeltes uit die Psalms met u deel, so dikwels as wat ek moontlik kan.)

Many thanks to Martin Heigan for kindly allowing me to use this magnificant photo for this verse of Scripture.