Psalms 119 – Acrostic Poem
Acrostic
poems are often found in the Old Testament.
Nelson’s
Bible Dictionary defines what an acrostic is:
“A literary device by which sets of letters
(such as the first or last letters of a line) are taken in order to form a
word, phrase, or a regular sequence of letters of the alphabet.
The ancient Hebrews realized the importance of
words and various literary devices such as puns, allusions, and acrostics. The
best example of an acrostic in the Bible is Psalms 119 and Psalms 34, both
based on the Hebrew alphabet of 22 letters, from Aleph to Tau ("A" to
"Z"). This Psalm has 176 verses-eight verses for each of the 22
Hebrew letters.
Parts of Psalms 9; 10; 25; 37; 111; 112, and
145 and Lamentations 1-4 are also acrostic, as are the last 22 verses of the
book of Proverbs, which contain a description of a virtuous wife (Proverbs
31:10-21).”
Psalms
119 is an acrostic poem. It contains 22 paragraphs or parts. Each paragraph is
composed of 8 sentences.
Each
of the 22 paragraphs begins with a successive letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
For instance, the first paragraph begins with the first letter of the Hebrew
alphabet, which is Alef. The second paragraph begins with the second letter of
the Hebrew alphabet, which is Bet. The third paragraph begins with the third
letter of the Hebrew alphabet, which is Gimmel.
And so on.
There
are 22 letters in the Hebrew alphabet.
Psalms
119 contains many synonyms and verbs.
Hebrew Alphabet
ALEF
BEIT
GIMMEL
DALET
HEH
VAV
ZAYIN
HET
TET
YOD
KAPH
LAMED
MEM
NUN
SAMEK
AYIN
PEH
TSADDE
QOPH
RESH
SIN / SHIN
TAV
Synonyms in Psalms 119
LAW
OF THE LORD
TESTIMONIES
TESTAMENTS
HIS
WAYS
PRECEPTS
STATUTES
COMMANDMENTS
RIGHTEOUS
JUDGMENTS
YOUR
WORD
WONDERFUL
WORKS
ORDINANCES
DECREES
RULINGS
DIRECTIVES
REVEALED
WILL OF GOD
TEACHINGS
TORAH
PROCLAMATIONS
INSTRUCTIONS
PRINCIPLES
TRUTH
DECLARATIONS
Action Words in Psalms
119
WALK
RUN
SEEK
KEEP
LOOK
LEARN
PRAISE
CLEANSE
TAKING
HEED
HIDDEN
REJOICED
MEDITATE
CONTEMPLATE
DELIGHT
FORGET
LONGING
STRAY
REVIVED
ANSWERED
STRENGTHEN
CHOSEN
CONFIRMED
GIVE
INCLINE
ESTABLISH
ENLARGE
HOPED
REVERENCING
TRUST
SPEAK
LIFT
UP HANDS
LOVE
REMEMBER
COMFORTED
ENTREATED
CONSIDERED
THOUGHT
TURNED
MY FEET
MADE
HASTE
I
WILL RISE
BELIEVE
ENDURES
SAVE
ME
UNDERSTAND
It is God's will that no one should perish (end up in hell), but that ALL should come to repentance.
For God so loved this world that He gave His only begotton Son, that whosoever believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
God did not send His Son into this world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him would be saved.
The thief (Satan the devil) comes only for to kill, steal and destroy. But Jesus has come to give us life, and life more abundantly, until it overflows.
I urge you to come to the Cross today and receive Jesus as your Savior and Lord. He will wash away all your sins and make you as clean and white as fresh snow.
Just pray this prayer and mean it with your heart:
Dear Lord Jesus (if you are not able to call him Lord yet, then just say "Jesus")
I receive You as my Savior and Lord. I give my life over to You. I believe that You died and rose again, and that if I call on the Name of the Lord I shall be saved.
I accept you into my heart right now, and confess that You are Lord and have risen from the dead and forever live to make intercession for me.
Thank You for washing my heart pure and clean and making me whole, and for giving me peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
Thank You that now I am a new creature in Christ Jesus. The old has gone and the new has come.
And there is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh (carnality and sin), but walk after the Spirit. In Jesus' Name, Amen.
If you prayed this prayer, I believe you got born again and are now heaven bound and will be with the Lord forever and have eternal life. Your sins are now forgiven. You are accepted in the Beloved.
I would encourage you to find a good Bible based local church to help you grow in your faith, to learn the Word of God, to praise and worship Him, and to have fellowship with the saints.
Serving Christ is the best decision you will ever make.
God bless you!!!
