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“Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee” (Psalm 119:11).
This verse struck me. The hiding of the Word of God in our heart is giving the Word a home in our heart, which is a beautiful reference to the meaning of this part of Psalm 119: Bet, which means house. Our heart is truly the safest place for God’s Word, because there we can recall it anywhere, anytime. “God’s word is a treasure worth laying up, and there is no laying it up safely but in our hearts; if we have it only in our houses and hands, our memories may fail us: but if our hearts be delivered into the mould of it, and the impressions of it remain on our souls, it is safe” (Henry 562).
Henry comments on the second part of the verse are also noteworthy.
“That I might not sin against thee. Good men are afraid of sin, and are in care to prevent it; and the most effectual way to prevent is to hide God’s word in our hearts, that we may answer every temtpation, as our Master did, with, It is written, may oppose God’s precepts to the dominions of sin, his promises to its allurements, and his threatenings to its menaces” (Henry 562).
Works Cited
Henry, Matthew. “Psalm 119.” Matthew Henry’s Commentary On the Whole Bible: New Modern Edition. Volume 3, Hendrickson Publishers, Inc., March 1996.
Holy Bible: Giant Print with Study Aids. Dugan Publishers, Inc., 1984.
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