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Delight in God’s Decrees: Part 1 (Psalm 119:1–16)
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Introduction
Welcome back to Walking Through the Psalms. I’m Dave Jenkins. Today is August 22, 2025. We begin Psalm 119—the longest chapter in the Bible, and one of the richest meditations on God’s Word ever written. This psalm is an acrostic, with each of its twenty-two sections beginning with a different letter of the Hebrew alphabet. Every verse points to the beauty, sufficiency, and necessity of God’s Word. In Part 1, we’ll study the first two stanzas—Aleph and Beth—where the psalmist celebrates the blessing of walking in God’s ways, the purity God’s Word produces, and the joy of obedience. Along the way, we’ll draw on insights from Thomas Manton, the Puritan preacher who wrote an extensive exposition on this psalm.Scripture Reading — Psalm 119:1–16 (ESV)
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Dave Jenkins is happily married to his wife, Sarah. He is a writer, editor, and speaker living in beautiful Southern Oregon. Dave is a lover of Christ, His people, the Church, and sound theology. He serves as the Executive Director of Servants of Grace Ministries, the Executive Editor of Theology for Life Magazine, the Host and Producer of Equipping You in Grace Podcast, and is a contributor to and producer of Contending for the Word. He is the author of The Word Explored: The Problem of Biblical Illiteracy and What To Do About It (House to House, 2021), The Word Matters: Defending Biblical Authority Against the Spirit of the Age (G3 Press, 2022), and Contentment: The Journey of a Lifetime (Theology for Life, 2024). You can find him on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube, or read his newsletter. Dave loves to spend time with his wife, going to movies, eating at a nice restaurant, or going out for a round of golf with a good friend. He is also a voracious reader, in particular of Reformed theology, and the Puritans. You will often find him when he’s not busy with ministry reading a pile of the latest books from a wide variety of Christian publishers. Dave received his M.A.R. and M.Div through Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary.
