Evaluation of Desperate Dependency - Resh

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.

Resh
153Look upon my suffering and rescue me, / for I have not forgotten your instructions.

I do not forget the instructions of the LORD even when I am suffering and I ask Him to rescue me.

154Argue my case; take my side! / Protect my life as you promised.

I ask the LORD to argue my case, take my side and to protect my life as He promised.

155The wicked are far from rescue, / for they do not bother with your decrees.

I believe the wicked cannot be rescued because they do not bother with the decrees of the LORD.

156LORD, how great is your mercy; / let me be revived by following your regulations.

I praise the LORD for His great mercy and I ask Him to let me be revived by following His regulations.

157Many persecute and trouble me, / yet I have not swerved from your laws.

I do not swerve from the laws of the LORD even though many people persecute and trouble me.

158Seeing these traitors makes me sick at heart, / because they care nothing for your word.

I am sick at heart when I see traitors because they do not care for the word of the LORD.

159See how I love your commandments, LORD. / Give back my life because of your unfailing love.

I ask the LORD to give back my life because of His unfailing love and because it is evident how much I love His commandments.

160The very essence of your words is truth; / all your just regulations will stand forever.

I believe the very essence of the LORD’s words is truth and that all His just regulations will stand forever.

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?