The psalmist says he loves God's law more than his enemies do, more than all his teachers. His meditation on it is all day long. That's the opposite of how I grew up relating to Scripture. It was something I should read, something good for me, like vegetables. But the psalmist is describing something more intimate.
When I finally experienced this myself, it surprised me. I was in a difficult season and found myself turning to certain passages again and again. They became like a conversation partner. The words seemed to shift their meaning slightly each time I came to them. They held me when nothing else could.
There's something about really knowing Scripture that changes you. Not just knowing facts about the Bible, but letting particular passages sink into your bones. You begin to see your circumstances through them, and they begin to reshape how you think about your problems. The law the psalmist loves isn't harsh rules. It's a lamp to his feet. It's the actual presence of God in word form, and once you've experienced that, you can't love it too much.
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