Vs. 56 — This has become mine, Because I kept Your precepts.

William Cowper:

As sin is a punishment of sin, and the wicked waxeth ever worse and worse; so godliness is the recompense of godliness. The right use of one talent increaseth more, and the beginnings of godliness are blessed with a growth of godliness. David’s good exercises here held him in memory of his God, and the memory of God made him more godly and religious.

Charles Bridges:

When I hear the faithful people of God telling of his love, and saying—“This I had,” must I not, if unable to join their cheerful acknowledgment, trace it to my unfaithful walk, and say—“This I had not”—because I have failed in obedience to thy precepts; because I have been careless and self-indulgent; because I have slighted thy love; because I have “grieved thy Holy Spirit,” and forgotten to “ask for the old paths, that I might walk therein, and find rest to my soul”? Jer. 6:16. (Spurgeon, C. H. (2009). The treasury of David: Psalms 111-119 (Vol. 5, p. 252). Bellingham, WA: Logos Bible Software.)

Prayer:

This has become mine, because I kept Your precepts. As I seek You, walk with You, and fellowship with You there is a flow of grace that sustains me. I can say with full confidence through trusting Your word and from personal experience that as I draw near unto You, O’ Lord, You draw near unto me with more grace, more love, and more knowledge of You. You are the reward that I seek from walking in Your ways. Blessed be Your name forever and ever. Amen!