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Psalm 119:57-64 Inductive Bible Study

Psalm 119:57-64

The Lord My Portion

Summary- Because I realize what an amazing part I have in the Lord’s riches, I should strive to keep His word. His favor is the most important thing to me. When I see how my actions do not line up with His word, I should correct them. Nothing is more important to do than keep His commandments, and I should obey quickly. Even though my enemy tries to trap me, I will not turn to my own methods and forget God’s. In the darkest part of the night, my heart will still give thanks to You. I am unified with those who love and obey You. Everything around me can be used to learn about God and His statutes.

Central Teaching- There should be nothing more important than God in my life, and I should strive to follow Him in all things.

Key Words- portion, promised, turned, sought, considered, keep

Key Verse- 57

Ten things this passage says-

Ten things this passage does NOT say-

What does this passage teach me about God?

He is my portion.

He is gracious, and His word is gracious.

His way is the only way.

He desires quick obedience.

His ordinances are righteous.

He is worthy of praise 24/7!

He should be feared.

He fills the earth with His lovingkindness.

He teaches me.

Questions-

What does it mean “The Lord is my portion”? V57

What are some things we sometimes try to make our portion? Do they satisfy? How long do they last? V57

How should this promise affect our behavior? V57

How does our behavior claim this promise? V57

How should we seek His favor (both in attitude and method)? V58

How does God show His graciousness towards us? V58

Why does God show His graciousness towards us? V58

What method should we use to consider our ways? V59

What should happen if our ways do not meet God’s standards? V59

How can we practically make sure that our ways are God’s ways? V59

How should we keep His commandments? V60

Is there something you know in your life is not right, but you have been putting off repenting of it? V60

What practical steps can you take to ensure that you quickly obey His word? V60

According to this verse, what can we expect the wicked to do to us? V61

What is our natural reaction to this dilemma? V61

What SHOULD be our reaction? V61

Why should this be our reaction? V61

How can I keep from forgetting His law? V61

When should I arise to give Him thanks? V62

Why do you think it specifically mentions midnight? V62

Why should we give Him thanks? V62

How would this kind of attitude be helpful to our spiritual walk? V62

Who should we be a companion to? V63

Why do you think it mentions that we should befriend this kind of person? V63

Why do you think it mentions befriending ALL of this kind of person? V63

What are some characteristics of a person who fears the Lord? V63

Name some ways the Lord’s lovingkindness is shown to us here on the earth. V64

Why does it make a point of saying the earth is “full” of His lovingkindness? V64

What kind of attitude should seeing His lovingkindness produce in us? V64

How can He teach us His statutes? V64

Cross References-

Psalm 119:57-

Ps 16:5

5 The LORD is the portion of my inheritance and my cup;

You support my lot.

Ps 73:26

26 My flesh and my heart may fail,

But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.

Ps 142:5

5 I cried out to You, O LORD;

I said, “You are my refuge,

My portion in the land of the living.

Jer 10:16

16 The portion of Jacob is not like these;

For the Maker of all is He,

And Israel is the tribe of His inheritance;

The LORD of hosts is His name.

Lam 3:24

24 “The LORD is my portion,” says my soul,

“Therefore I have hope in Him.”

Deut 26:17-18

17 “You have today declared the LORD to be your God, and that you would walk in His ways and keep His statutes, His commandments and His ordinances, and listen to His voice. 18 “The LORD has today declared you to be His people, a treasured possession, as He promised you, and that you should keep all His commandments;

Josh 24:15

15 “If it is disagreeable in your sight to serve the LORD, choose for yourselves today whom you will serve: whether the gods which your fathers served which were beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living; but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.”

Ps 66:14

14 Which my lips uttered

And my mouth spoke when I was in distress.

Ps 119:106

106 I have sworn and I will confirm it,

That I will keep Your righteous ordinances.

Deut 18:2

2 “They shall have no inheritance among their countrymen; the LORD is their inheritance, as He promised them.

Ps 140:6

6 I said to the LORD, “You are my God;

Give ear, O LORD, to the voice of my supplications.

Psalm 119:58-

Ps 4:6

6 Many are saying, “Who will show us any good?”

Lift up the light of Your countenance upon us, O LORD!

Ps 51:1-3

Be gracious to me, O God, according to Your lovingkindness;

According to the greatness of Your compassion blot out my transgressions.

2 Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity

And cleanse me from my sin.

3 For I know my transgressions,

And my sin is ever before me.

Ps 86:1-3

Incline Your ear, O LORD, and answer me;

For I am afflicted and needy.

2 Preserve my soul, for I am a godly man;

O You my God, save Your servant who trusts in You.

3 Be gracious to me, O Lord,

For to You I cry all day long.

Ps 119:10

10 With all my heart I have sought You;

Do not let me wander from Your commandments.

Hos 7:14

14 And they do not cry to Me from their heart

When they wail on their beds;

For the sake of grain and new wine they assemble themselves,

They turn away from Me.

Heb 10:22

22 let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.

Ps 27:8

8 When You said,”Seek My face,” my heart said to You,

“Your face, O LORD, I shall seek.”

Ps 56:4

4 In God, whose word I praise,

In God I have put my trust;

I shall not be afraid.

What can mere man do to me?

Ps 119:65

You have dealt well with Your servant,

O LORD, according to Your word.

Ps 119:170

170 Let my supplication come before You;

Deliver me according to Your word.

Matt 24:35

35 “Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away.

Psalm 119:59-

Lam 3:40

40 Let us examine and probe our ways,

And let us return to the LORD.

Ezek 18:28

28 “Because he considered and turned away from all his transgressions which he had committed, he shall surely live; he shall not die.

Ezek 18:30

30 “Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, each according to his conduct,” declares the Lord GOD. “Repent and turn away from all your transgressions, so that iniquity may not become a stumbling block to you.

Hag 1:5

5 Now therefore, thus says the LORD of hosts, “Consider your ways!

Luke 15:17-20

17 “But when he came to his senses, he said, “How many of my father’s hired men have more than enough bread, but I am dying here with hunger! 18 “I will get up and go to my father, and will say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in your sight; 19 I am no longer worthy to be called your son; make me as one of your hired men.”‘ 20″So he got up and came to his father. But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and felt compassion for him, and ran and embraced him and kissed him.

Deut 4:30-31

30 “When you are in distress and all these things have come upon you, in the latter days you will return to the LORD your God and listen to His voice. 31 “For the LORD your God is a compassionate God; He will not fail you nor destroy you nor forget the covenant with your fathers which He swore to them.

Jer 31:18-19

18 “I have surely heard Ephraim grieving,

‘You have chastised me, and I was chastised,

Like an untrained calf;

Bring me back that I may be restored,

For You are the LORD my God.

19’For after I turned back, I repented;

And after I was instructed, I smote on my thigh;

I was ashamed and also humiliated

Because I bore the reproach of my youth.’

Joel 2:13

13 And rend your heart and not your garments.”

Now return to the LORD your God,

For He is gracious and compassionate,

Slow to anger, abounding in lovingkindness

And relenting of evil.

2 Cor 12:21

21 I am afraid that when I come again my God may humiliate me before you, and I may mourn over many of those who have sinned in the past and not repented of the impurity, immorality and sensuality which they have practiced.

Psalm 119:60-

Lam 3:40

40 Let us examine and probe our ways,

And let us return to the LORD.

Ezek 18:28

28 “Because he considered and turned away from all his transgressions which he had committed, he shall surely live; he shall not die.

Ezek 18:30

30 “Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, each according to his conduct,” declares the Lord GOD. “Repent and turn away from all your transgressions, so that iniquity may not become a stumbling block to you.

Hag 1:5

5 Now therefore, thus says the LORD of hosts, “Consider your ways!

Luke 15:17-20

17 “But when he came to his senses, he said, “How many of my father’s hired men have more than enough bread, but I am dying here with hunger! 18 “I will get up and go to my father, and will say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in your sight; 19 I am no longer worthy to be called your son; make me as one of your hired men.”‘ 20 “So he got up and came to his father. But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and felt compassion for him, and ran and embraced him and kissed him.

Deut 4:30-31

30 “When you are in distress and all these things have come upon you, in the latter days you will return to the LORD your God and listen to His voice. 31 “For the LORD your God is a compassionate God; He will not fail you nor destroy you nor forget the covenant with your fathers which He swore to them.

Jer 31:18-19

18 “I have surely heard Ephraim grieving,

‘You have chastised me, and I was chastised,

Like an untrained calf;

Bring me back that I may be restored,

For You are the LORD my God.

19’For after I turned back, I repented;

And after I was instructed, I smote on my thigh;

I was ashamed and also humiliated

Because I bore the reproach of my youth.’

Joel 2:13

13 And rend your heart and not your garments.”

Now return to the LORD your God,

For He is gracious and compassionate,

Slow to anger, abounding in lovingkindness

And relenting of evil.

2 Cor 12:21

21 I am afraid that when I come again my God may humiliate me before you, and I may mourn over many of those who have sinned in the past and not repented of the impurity, immorality and sensuality which they have practiced.

Ps 95:7-8

7 For He is our God,

And we are the people of His pasture and the sheep of His hand.

Today, if you would hear His voice,

8 Do not harden your hearts, as at Meribah,

As in the day of Massah in the wilderness,

Prov 27:1

Do not boast about tomorrow,

For you do not know what a day may bring forth.

Eccl 9:10

10 Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might; for there is no activity or planning or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol where you are going.

Gen 17:23

23 Then Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all the servants who were born in his house and all who were bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham’s household, and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the very same day, as God had said to him.

Gen 22:3

3 So Abraham rose early in the morning and saddled his donkey, and took two of his young men with him and Isaac his son; and he split wood for the burnt offering, and arose and went to the place of which God had told him.

Ps 119:101

101 I have restrained my feet from every evil way,

That I may keep Your word.

Matt 4:20

20 Immediately they left their nets and followed Him.

Acts 16:10

10 When he had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go into Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.

Acts 22:16

16 “Now why do you delay? Get up and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on His name.’

Psalm 119:61-

1 Sam 30:3-5

3 When David and his men came to the city, behold, it was burned with fire, and their wives and their sons and their daughters had been taken captive. 4 Then David and the people who were with him lifted their voices and wept until there was no strength in them to weep. 5 Now David’s two wives had been taken captive, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess and Abigail the widow of Nabal the Carmelite.

Job 1:17

17 While he was still speaking, another also came and said, “The Chaldeans formed three bands and made a raid on the camels and took them and slew the servants with the edge of the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you.”

Ps 3:1

O LORD, how my adversaries have increased!

Many are rising up against me.

Ps 119:95

95 The wicked wait for me to destroy me;

I shall diligently consider Your testimonies.

Hos 6:9

9 And as raiders wait for a man,

So a band of priests murder on the way to Shechem;

Surely they have committed crime.

1 Sam 24:9-11

9 David said to Saul, “Why do you listen to the words of men, saying, “Behold, David seeks to harm you’? 10 “Behold, this day your eyes have seen that the LORD had given you today into my hand in the cave, and some said to kill you, but my eye had pity on you; and I said, “I will not stretch out my hand against my lord, for he is the LORD’S anointed.’ 11 “Now, my father, see! Indeed, see the edge of your robe in my hand! For in that I cut off the edge of your robe and did not kill you, know and perceive that there is no evil or rebellion in my hands, and I have not sinned against you, though you are lying in wait for my life to take it.

1 Sam 26:9-11

9 But David said to Abishai, “Do not destroy him, for who can stretch out his hand against the LORD’S anointed and be without guilt?” 10 David also said, “As the LORD lives, surely the LORD will strike him, or his day will come that he dies, or he will go down into battle and perish. 11 “The LORD forbid that I should stretch out my hand against the LORD’S anointed; but now please take the spear that is at his head and the jug of water, and let us go.”

Ps 119:176

176 I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek Your servant,

For I do not forget Your commandments.

Ps 119:83

83 Though I have become like a wineskin in the smoke,

I do not forget Your statutes.

Ps 119:87

87 They almost destroyed me on earth,

But as for me, I did not forsake Your precepts.

Hos 4:6

6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.

Because you have rejected knowledge,

I also will reject you from being My priest.

Since you have forgotten the law of your God,

I also will forget your children.

Psalm 119:62-

Ps 42:8

8 The LORD will command His lovingkindness in the daytime;

And His song will be with me in the night,

A prayer to the God of my life.

Ps 119:147

147 I rise before dawn and cry for help;

I wait for Your words.

Ps 119:164

164 Seven times a day I praise You,

Because of Your righteous ordinances.

Mark 1:35

35 In the early morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house, and went away to a secluded place, and was praying there.

Acts 16:25

25 But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns of praise to God, and the prisoners were listening to them;

Deut 4:8

8 “Or what great nation is there that has statutes and judgments as righteous as this whole law which I am setting before you today?

Ps 19:9

9 The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring forever;

The judgments of the LORD are true; they are righteous altogether.

Ps 119:7

7 I shall give thanks to You with uprightness of heart,

When I learn Your righteous judgments.

Ps 119:75

75 I know, O LORD, that Your judgments are righteous,

And that in faithfulness You have afflicted me.

Ps 119:106

106 I have sworn and I will confirm it,

That I will keep Your righteous ordinances.

Rom 7:12

12 So then, the Law is holy, and the commandment is holy and righteous and good.

Psalm 119:63-

Ps 16:3

3 As for the saints who are in the earth,

They are the majestic ones in whom is all my delight.

Ps 101:6

6 My eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me;

He who walks in a blameless way is the one who will minister to me.

Ps 119:79

79 May those who fear You turn to me,

Even those who know Your testimonies.

Ps 119:115

115 Depart from me, evildoers,

That I may observe the commandments of my God.

Ps 142:7

7 “Bring my soul out of prison,

So that I may give thanks to Your name;

The righteous will surround me,

For You will deal bountifully with me.”

Prov 13:20

20 He who walks with wise men will be wise,

But the companion of fools will suffer harm.

Mal 3:16

16 Then those who feared the LORD spoke to one another, and the LORD gave attention and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before Him for those who fear the LORD and who esteem His name.

2 Cor 6:14-17

14 Do not be bound together with unbelievers; for what partnership have righteousness and lawlessness, or what fellowship has light with darkness? 15 Or what harmony has Christ with Belial, or what has a believer in common with an unbeliever? 16 Or what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are the temple of the living God; just as God said, “I WILL DWELL IN THEM AND WALK AMONG THEM; AND I WILL BE THEIR GOD, AND THEY SHALL BE MY PEOPLE. 17 “Therefore, COME OUT FROM THEIR MIDST AND BE SEPARATE,” says the Lord. “AND DO NOT TOUCH WHAT IS UNCLEAN;

And I will welcome you.

1 John 1:3

3 what we have seen and heard we proclaim to you also, so that you too may have fellowship with us; and indeed our fellowship is with the Father, and with His Son Jesus Christ.

1 John 3:14

14 We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brethren. He who does not love abides in death.

Ps 26:4

4 I do not sit with deceitful men,

Nor will I go with pretenders.

Prov 2:20

20 So you will walk in the way of good men

And keep to the paths of the righteous.

John 13:34

34 “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, even as I have loved you, that you also love one another.

Psalm 119:64-

Ps 33:5

5 He loves righteousness and justice;

The earth is full of the lovingkindness of the LORD.

Ps 104:13

13 He waters the mountains from His upper chambers;

The earth is satisfied with the fruit of His works.

Ps 145:9

9 The LORD is good to all,

And His mercies are over all His works.

Ps 27:11

11 Teach me Your way, O LORD,

And lead me in a level path

Because of my foes.

Ps 119:12

12 Blessed are You, O LORD;

Teach me Your statutes.

Ps 119:26

26 I have told of my ways, and You have answered me;

Teach me Your statutes.

Isa 2:3

3 And many peoples will come and say,

“Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD,

To the house of the God of Jacob;

That He may teach us concerning His ways

And that we may walk in His paths.”

For the law will go forth from Zion

And the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.

Isa 48:17-18

17 Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel,

“I am the LORD your God, who teaches you to profit,

Who leads you in the way you should go.

18 “If only you had paid attention to My commandments!

Then your well-being would have been like a river,

And your righteousness like the waves of the sea.

Matt 11:29

29 “Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and YOU WILL FIND REST FOR YOUR SOULS.

Ps 5:8

8 O LORD, lead me in Your righteousness because of my foes;

Make Your way straight before me.

Ps 119:7

7 I shall give thanks to You with uprightness of heart,

When I learn Your righteous judgments.

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