Evaluation of Desperate Dependency - Gimel

As you read through this Psalm, mark the verses that currently and consistently (more often than not) describe you. We have also created a personalization of each verse so that you can more easily determine an accurate assessment. Since Psalm 119 (NLT) is composed of 176 verses we will post this review in stages-one section each week. Take your time, and allow God to use this exercise to draw you closer to Himself.

Gimel
17Be good to your servant, / that I may live and obey your word.

God enables me to live and obey His word.

18Open my eyes to see / the wonderful truths in your instructions.

I ask the LORD to open my eyes to see the wonderful truths in His instructions.

19I am only a foreigner in the land. / Don’t hide your commands from me!

I feel like I don’t belong, so I ask the LORD to reveal His commands to me.

20I am always overwhelmed / with a desire for your regulations.

I am overwhelmed with a desire for the LORD’s regulations.

21You rebuke the arrogant; / those who wander from your commands are cursed.

The LORD disciplines me when I am arrogant or wander from His commands.

22Don’t let them scorn and insult me, / for I have obeyed your laws.

I ask the LORD to protect me because I obey the laws of the LORD.

23Even princes sit and speak against me, / but I will meditate on your decrees.

I meditate on the decrees of the LORD even when others speak against me.

24Your laws please me; / they give me wise advice.

The laws of the LORD please me and give me wise advice.

How did you do? Count all your marks.

1. What has God shown you about yourself through this evaluation?

2. What has God revealed about Himself through this assessment?

3. How will you respond to the insight you have gained?