The Nugget:
Psalm 119:49 Remember the word unto thy servant, upon which thou hast caused me to hope.
My Comment:
The Scriptures are designed for producing hope. For those who will read them, the Scriptures will produce hope. The Psalmist read his Bible, and experienced that the Word of God and its promises were the foundation of his hope. Many people are searching for hope, and seeking encouragement. The source is “right under your nose,” available to and for everyone in the Bible. Once you come to understand that God does not go back on his promises, and once you come to understand “the plot” that God presents in the Bible, and understand the character and attributes of God, you will be unshakably encouraged. You will realize, as did Paul, that we do not base our hope on things that are seen, but unseen (2 Cor 4:18), and what God has in store for us who believe His word is more than we could ask or think (Ep 3:20). Isaiah told us that we have not seen anything yet, compared with what God ultimately has in store for us (Is 64:4; 1 Cor 2:9).
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 629 for Psalm 119:49.
(2) Consult the cross references given in The New Treasury of Scripture Knowledge on page 673 or in Logos 5 Bible software for Psalm 119:49.
(3) Lacking access to those two resources, consult the cross references for this passage as I have developed them as given below:
Psalm 119:49. Remember. FS22C3, +Ge 8:1. T#1656. ver. Ps 119:41, 42. Ps 105:2, 42. 106:4, 45. Ge 8:1. 32:9-12. Jsh 23:14. 2 K 20:3. 2 Ch 6:42. Ne 1:8, 9. Jb 7:7. Is 62:6mg. unto thy servant. ver. Ps 119:38. 1 K 8:26. 1 Ch 17:23. upon which. ver. Ps 119:43, 74, 81, 147. +Ps 42:11. 71:14. 130:5, 6. 2 Sam 5:2. **2 Sam 7:25. *2 Sam 23:5. Ro 15:13. 1 P 1:13, 21. caused me to hope. ver. Ps 119:42, 43. Ps 33:22. 130:5. 138:7. **Ro 10:17. +*Ro 15:4. *He 11:1.
psm 149.49 Remember the word unto thy servant, upon which thou hast caused me
to hope.
encouraging cross refs(the best commentary on the bible is the bible)
1.jos 23.14 Not one thing hath failed of all the good things which the Lord
your God spake concerning you; all are come to pass unto you, and not
one thing hath failed thereof.
2.num 23.19 God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man,
that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he
spoken, and shall he not make it good?
3. lam 3.22-23 It is of the Lord’s mercies that we are not consumed, because
his compassions fail not. vs 23 they are new every morning: great is thy
faithfulness.
4. rom 15.13 Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing,
that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Spirit.
5. 1 co 1. God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his
Jesus Christ our Lord.