Shame and Loneliness...and Happiness | Psalm 119
Shame and Loneliness...and Happiness | Psalm 119 Milt Reynolds | November 30, 2021 Image source: https://pixabay.com/illustrations/shame-loop-spiral-chasing-judgment-2088368/ - johnhain - no attribution required For me, the key to delighting in, and praying through Psalm 119, has been to notice the many different synonyms used for "God's Word": The law His testimonies His ways His precepts His statutes His commandments His righteous rules All of these are different facets of one gloriously cut gem: The precious Word of God, the Holy Bible. All of the books of the Holy Bible together are the one and only one treasury of all that God has declared to us, and done for us. I first noticed a connection between shame and loneliness, God's Word, and my happiness, in the first stanza of Psalm 119, verses 1-8. This stanza is given the title of Aleph , which is the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet. The English word, "blessed" is a translation of the Hebrew word,