Forever Settled

Forever Settled

Psalm 119:89 – 96

Psalm 119:89–96 (NLT)

89 Your eternal word, O Lord, stands firm in heaven.

90 Your faithfulness extends to every generation, as enduring as the earth you created.

91 Your regulations remain true to this day, for everything serves your plans.

92 If your instructions hadn’t sustained me with joy, I would have died in my misery.

93 I will never forget your commandments, for by them you give me life.

94 I am yours; rescue me! For I have worked hard at obeying your commandments.

95 Though the wicked hide along the way to kill me, I will quietly keep my mind on your laws.

96 Even perfection has its limits, but your commands have no limit.

I- THE PERSISTENCE OF GOD’S WORD (Psalm 119:89 – 91)

A- A simple declaration (Psalm 119:89)

Psalm 119:89 (NLT)

89 Your eternal word, O Lord, stands firm in heaven.

Your eternal word = “your word is forever”

“Stands firm in Heaven”

(Psalm 89:1-2 )

Psalm 89:1–2 (NLT)

1 I will sing of the Lord’s unfailing love forever! Young and old will hear of your faithfulness.

2 Your unfailing love will last forever. Your faithfulness is as enduring as the heavens.

(Luke 16:17 )

Luke 16:17 (NLT)

17 But that doesn’t mean that the law has lost its force. It is easier for heaven and earth to disappear than for the smallest point of God’s law to be overturned.

(Isaiah 40:8)

Isaiah 40:8 (NLT)

8 The grass withers and the flowers fade, but the word of our God stands forever.”

B- A strong demonstration (Psalm 119:90 – 91)

Psalm 119:90–91 (NLT)

90 Your faithfulness extends to every generation, as enduring as the earth you created.

91 Your regulations remain true to this day, for everything serves your plans.

( Hebrews 11:3)

Hebrews 11:3 (NLT)

3 By faith we understand that the entire universe was formed at God’s command, that what we now see did not come from anything that can be seen.

(Genesis 8:22)

Genesis 8:22 (NLT)

22 As long as the earth remains, there will be planting and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night.”

II- THE PRESERVATION OF GOD’S WORD (Psalm 119:92)

Psalm 119:92 (NLT)

92 If your instructions hadn’t sustained me with joy, I would have died in my misery.

A- God’s word preserves us.

(Psalm 1:2 – 3)

Psalm 1:2–3 (NLT)

2 But they delight in the law of the Lord, meditating on it day and night.

3 They are like trees planted along the riverbank, bearing fruit each season. Their leaves never wither, and they prosper in all they do.

(I Peter 5:9)

1 Peter 5:9 (NLT)

9 Stand firm against him, and be strong in your faith. Remember that your family of believers all over the world is going through the same kind of suffering you are.

III- THE POTENCY OF GOD’S WORD (Psalm 119:93 – 95)

A- Revived (Psalm 119:93)

Psalm 119:93 (NLT)

93 I will never forget your commandments, for by them you give me life.

(Psalm 119:50)

Psalm 119:50 (NLT)

50 Your promise revives me; it comforts me in all my troubles.

(1 Peter 1:23)

1 Peter 1:23 (NLT)

23 For you have been born again, but not to a life that will quickly end. Your new life will last forever because it comes from the eternal, living word of God.

B- Rescued (Psalm 119:94)

Psalm 119:94 (NLT)

94 I am yours; rescue me! For I have worked hard at obeying your commandments.

(2 Timothy 3:16)

2 Timothy 3:16 (NLT)

16 All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right.

C- Refocused (Psalm 119:95)

Psalm 119:95 (NLT)

95 Though the wicked hide along the way to kill me, I will quietly keep my mind on your laws.

IV- THE PERFECTION OF GOD’S WORD (Psalm 119:96)

Psalm 119:96 (NLT)

96 Even perfection has its limits, but your commands have no limit.

A- The limited nature of man and the physical world (vs. 96a)

A Commentary, Critical, Experimental, and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments, Vol. III: Job–Isaiah (Psalm 119)

I have seen an end of all perfection: but thy commandment is exceeding broad—as contrasted with the narrow boundaries of human standards of perfection. I have seen no human thing so complete that it did not in some point come short: thy commandment alone is infinite and unchangeable. There is no bound to its perfection. It describes the whole state of the Church and the world, past, present, and to come, and all that is to be believed and to be done for salvation.

(Ecclesiastes 3:11)

Ecclesiastes 3:11 (NLT)

11 Yet God has made everything beautiful for its own time. He has planted eternity in the human heart, but even so, people cannot see the whole scope of God’s work from beginning to end.

B- The unlimited nature of God’s Word (vs. 96b)

The NET Bible First Edition Notes (Notes for 119:96)

tn Heb “to every perfection I have seen an end, your command is very wide.” God’s law is beyond full comprehension, which is why the psalmist continually studies it (vv. 95, 97).

1- Because of nature of God

2- Because of the wisdom of God

CONCLUSION: