Mem

No, that's not a misspelling (the title, I mean)!  It's the next letter in the Hebrew alphabet!  We're moving today to the mem stanza of Psalm 119.  How much of the Hebrew alphabet are you remembering?  Have you practiced lately?

OK, let's get serious.  After all, this is supposed to be about Bible study, right?  Not about learning the alphabet in another language - although that is a fun side benefit!  Today we are going to read verses 97-104 in the acrostic poem we know as Psalm 119.  Just to review.....in Hebrew (although not in English), each letter of this stanza begins with the letter mem.  I love this stanza!  It's a beautiful picture of a heart wholly devoted to God's law.

I'm sure you can guess what I'm going to ask you to do first!  That's right.....read the verses, find all the synonyms for God's Word and then note what you learn about the Word.  Is there anything that particularly stands out to you as you make your list of what you learn about the Word?  Is there anything that you particularly relate to?

Take a few minutes to consider the benefits that the psalmist says come from the Word.  Also consider the actions the psalmist has taken.  Make a couple of lists if that helps you.  What are your thoughts on how the benefits and the actions relate?  Then think about your own life.  Does what you know about the Word translate into action?

Look at verse 97....."O how I love Your law!  It is my meditation all the day."  Here's a question to ponder today.....do we meditate on God's Word because we love it, or do we love it because we meditate on it, or both?  Think about that today, and we'll pick up that topic again tomorrow.

"How sweet are Your words to my taste!  Yes, sweeter than honey to my mouth."  (Psalm 119:103)