Vs. 16 — I will delight myself in Your statutes; I will not forget Your word.

Thomas Manton:

Delight preventeth forgetfulness; the mind will run upon that which the heart is delighted in; and the heart is where the treasure is, Mat. 6:21. … What a man delighteth in he will be talking of; so should you at home and abroad: (Manton, T. (1872). The Complete Works of Thomas Manton (Vol. 6, p. 148). London: James Nisbet & Co.)

John Piper:

So the Bible is the Word of God, and the Word of God is no trifle. It is the source of life and faith and hope and freedom and guidance and wisdom and comfort and assurance and victory over our greatest enemy. Is it any wonder, then, that those who knew best said, “The precepts of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart” (Psalm 19:8)? “I will delight in thy statutes, I will not forget thy word” (Psalm 119:16). “Oh, how I love thy law, it is my meditation all the day” (Psalm 119:97). “Thy testimonies are my heritage for ever, yea, they are the joy of my heart” (Psalm 119:111). “Thy words were found, and I ate them, and thy words became to me a joy and the delight of my heart; for I am called by thy name” (Jeremiah 15:16). But are we to pursue this joy like Christian Hedonists? Are we to throw the kindling of God’s Word on the fire of joy? Are we to pursue our holy pleasure by meditating on the Word of Christ? Indeed, we are. For the Lord himself has said, “These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you and your joy may be full” (John 15:11). (Piper, J. (2007). Sermons from John Piper (1980–1989). Minneapolis, MN: Desiring God.)

Prayer:

O’ God, You are my God, and I will delight myself in Your statutes; I will not forget Your word. Father, You have given me a joy in Your word. I cannot explain why or how, but the evidence is plain. I know that this love for Your word is not a manufactured love. It is not an earned love for Your word. I thank You for making Your word spring in heart. I also ask for help to remember what You teach me. May Your statutes by rooted into my heart so that they cannot leave.