Daily Bible Nugget #180, Psalm 19:7

The Nugget:

Psalm 19:7 The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple.

My Comment:

The Scriptures are designed for converting the soul. Any person who will read the Bible faithfully and believe its promises and follow its advice will be converted. It happened to me as a teenager. God is not willing that any one should perish, but wants all to come to repentance (2 Peter 3:9). He has provided an infallible means by which a person may be converted and so become rightly related to Him. That means is “the law of the Lord,” another name by which the Bible calls itself. God has made the provision of salvation possible for everyone. But the benefits of what Christ has done for you by His Atonement are conditional. To receive the benefit of Christ’s Atonement, you must receive it by placing your faith in Him and by repenting of your sin. Should any of these things seem hard for you to understand, notice Psalm 19:7 states that the Bible is capable of making wise the simple. The Bible tells us that if anyone lacks wisdom, let him ask God for wisdom (James 1:5).

For those who desire to DIG DEEPER into this subject:

(1) Consult the cross references given in Nelson’s Cross Reference Guide to the Bible on page 544 for Psalm 19:7.

(2) Consult the cross references given in The New Treasury of Scripture Knowledge on page 596 or in Logos 5 Bible software for Psalm 19:7.

(3) Lacking access to those two resources, consult the cross references for this passage as I have developed them as given below:

Ps 19:7. law. or, doctrine. +*Ps 1:2. 78:1-7. *Ps 119:72, 96-100, 105, 127, 128. 147:19, 20. *Dt 6:6-9. *Dt 17:18-20. 31:12. **Jsh 1:8. 2 S 16:23. *Ezr 7:10. Ne 9:13. 13:3. **Jb 23:12. Ro 2:18. 3:2. 7:7, 12. **Ro 15:4. Ep 6:17. 1 Tim 1:8. 4:6. +**2 Tim 3:16. perfect. T#45.2; T#1027. ver. Ps 19:8, 9. *Ps 18:30. 111:7. +*Ps 119:96. Dt 32:4. Pr 30:5. +Mt 5:48 (T#548). *Ro 12:2. James 1:17, 25. converting. or, restoring. Meshivah:—used of restoring from disorder and decay (Ps 80:19),—from sorrow and affliction (Ru 4:15),—from death (1 K 17:21, 22) [Kay]. T#47. *Ps 23:3. +*Ps 51:13. 56:4. *Ps 119:9, 93, *Ps 119:150. +Ps 126:5 (T#431). Jb 33:27. Mic 2:7. +Mk 4:14 (T#428). +**Jn 5:39. 6:63. 15:3. 17:17, 19. Ac 11:14. +Ac 27:31 (T#429). Ro 1:16. **Ro 10:17. +1 Cor 1:17 (T#430). +1 Cor 4:15 (T#432). Ep 6:17. **1 Th 2:13. **2 Tim 3:15. *James 1:18, 21-25. *1 P 1:23. +*1 P 2:2. soul. Heb. nephesh, +Ge 34:3. testimony. Eduth:—frequently used of the Decalogue,—which was God’s standing protestation to Israel. Ex 25:16, 21, 22, 26, etc. Hence the Tabernacle is called “ohel eduth;” Nu 9:15; 17:23; 18:2 [Kay]. FS132C. Parallelism, Simple: Synthetic, or Constructive F/S 351. This is where the parallelism consists only in the similar form of construction. There is neither gradation nor opposition of words in the several lines; which are independent, and depend for their parallelism on their construction. Here, in Ps 19:7-9, the lines are simply parallel, and are chiefly in pairs. See the terms law/testimony, statutes/commandment, fear/judgments. *Ps 89:37. *Ps 93:5. 119:14, 24, 111, 138, 152. Ex 32:15. 1 K 2:3. 2 K 23:3. Is 8:16, **Is 8:20. Jn 3:32, 33. **Jn 5:39. *Ac 10:43. *2 Cor 3:7. 2 Tim 1:8. *1 J 5:3, 9-12. *Re 19:10. sure. Ps 93:5. *Ps 111:7. 2 S 23:5. +*Mt 24:35n. Mk 13:31. Jn 17:17. *2 Tim 2:19. *He 6:18, 19. *2 P 1:19. making wise. T#1039. **Ps 119:98-100, 130. Dt 4:6, 8. Ezr 7:25. *Prov 1:4, 5, 22, 23. 2:6. *Prov 8:9. +**Is 8:20. 35:8. 45:19. %+*Je 8:9. Ezk 18:9. Lk 10:21. **Ro 15:4. *Col 3:16. **2 Tim 3:15-17. **1 P 2:2. simple. FS108K54, +Pr 1:4. Ps 116:6. Pr 7:7. *Pr 8:5, 6. 9:4. Ro 16:18.

This entry was posted in Daily Bible Nuggets, What the Bible says about itself and tagged , , , , , , . Bookmark the permalink.

One Response to Daily Bible Nugget #180, Psalm 19:7

  1. ken sagely says:

    psm 19.7 the law of the Lord is perfect restoring the soul: the
    testimony of the Lord making wise the simple.

    encouraging cross refs(the best commentary on the Bible is the Bible)

    1. ps 12.6 The words of the Lord are pure words: as silver tried in a
    furnace of earth purified seven times.
    2. ps 92.5 O Lord, how great are Thy works! and thy thoughts are
    very deep.
    3. ps 119.128 Therefore I esteem all Thy precepts concerning all
    things to be right; and I hate every false way.
    4. isa 55.8-9 For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your
    ways My ways, saith the Lord. 9 For as the heavens are higher than
    the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways, and My thoughts than
    your thoughts.
    5. jer 8.9 The wise men are ashamed, they are dismayed and taken: lo,
    they have rejected the Word of the Lord; and what wisdom is in them?
    6. 2 pe 1.4 Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises:
    that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the
    corruption that is in the world throught lust.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Connect with Facebook

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.