I have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will keep thy righteous judgments.
This vow belongs to Psalm 119, the psalm that exalts God's law. The speaker is David, who binds himself by oath with firm resolve to do what God commands and to perform that sworn promise as a deliberate, lasting commitment.
The oath springs from a heart inclined to perform God's statutes, and receiving God's Word as truth brings conduct into harmony with it by putting its lessons into practice. It is commitment to let God's law rule life, because God's Word sets forth the principles of righteousness and makes clear the distinction between right and wrong and between truth and error.
The vow upholds the sacredness of God's law and the solemn obligation to keep God's righteous judgments even in the face of human defiance. It testifies that when the wickedness of the world has reached its full measure, God will certainly intervene, no longer acquitting the wicked. After probation ends He will bring sure divine judgments upon persistent transgressors and will ultimately punish wickedness.
This vow belongs to Psalm 119, the psalm that exalts God's law. The speaker is David, who binds himself by oath with firm resolve to do what God commands and to perform that sworn promise as a deliberate, lasting commitment.
The oath springs from a heart inclined to perform God's statutes, and receiving God's Word as truth brings conduct into harmony with it by putting its lessons into practice. It is commitment to let God's law rule life, because God's Word sets forth the principles of righteousness and makes clear the distinction between right and wrong and between truth and error.
The vow upholds the sacredness of God's law and the solemn obligation to keep God's righteous judgments even in the face of human defiance. It testifies that when the wickedness of the world has reached its full measure, God will certainly intervene, no longer acquitting the wicked. After probation ends He will bring sure divine judgments upon persistent transgressors and will ultimately punish wickedness.