Vs. 45 — And I will walk at liberty, For I seek Your precepts.

Charles H. Spurgeon:

Saints find no bondage in sanctity. The Spirit of holiness is a free spirit; he sets men at liberty and enables them to resist every effort to bring them under subjection. The way of holiness is not a track for slaves, but the King’s highway for freemen, who are joyfully journeying from the Egypt of bondage to the Canaan of rest. God’s mercies and his salvation, by teaching us to love the precepts of the word, set us at a happy rest; and the more we seek after the perfection of our obedience the more shall we enjoy complete emancipation from every form of spiritual slavery.  …

The verse is united to that which goes before, for it begins with the word “And,” which acts as a hook to attach it to the preceding verses. It mentions another of the benefits expected from the coming of mercies from God. The man of God had mentioned the silencing of his enemies (42), power to proceed in testimony (43), and perseverance in holiness; now he dwells upon liberty, which next to life is dearest to all brave men. He says, “I shall walk,” indicating his daily progress through life; “at liberty,” as one who is out of prison, unimpeded by adversaries, unencumbered by burdens, unshackled, allowed a wide range, and roaming without fear. Such liberty would be dangerous if a man were seeking himself or his own lusts; but when the one object sought after is the will of God, there can be no need to restrain the searcher. We need not circumscribe the man who can say, “I seek thy precepts.” Observe, in the preceding verse he said he would keep the law; but here he speaks of seeking it. Does he not mean that he will obey what he knows, and endeavour to know more? Is not this the way to the highest form of liberty,—to be always labouring to know the mind of God and to be conformed to it? Those who keep the law are sure to seek it, and bestir themselves to keep it more and more. (Spurgeon, C. H. (2009). The treasury of David: Psalms 111-119 (Vol. 5, pp. 228–229). Bellingham, WA: Logos Bible Software.)

Prayer:

Let Your mercies come also to me, O Lord, and I will walk at liberty, for I seek Your precepts. This freedom is in Christ Jesus. I do not wonder about Your view of me, because I am hidden in the Son of Righteousness. I will walk in the freedom wrought by Him. I will stand fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free. Help me not to be entangled with a yoke of bondage to the flesh nature or the things of this world. For whom Christ has set free is free indeed!