Vs. 112 — I have inclined my heart to perform Your statutes Forever, to the very end.

Charles H. Spurgeon:

He chose them as his lot, his portion, his estate; and what is more, he laid hold upon them and made them so,—taking them into possession and enjoyment, David’s choice is our choice. If we might have our desire, we would desire to keep the commands of God perfectly. To know the doctrine, to enjoy the promise to practise the command,—be this a kingdom large enough for me. Here we have an inheritance which cannot fade and cannot be alienated; it is for ever, and ours for ever, if we have so taken it. Sometimes, like Israel at the first coming into Canaan, we have to take our heritage by hard fighting, and, if so, it is worthy of all our labour and suffering; but always it has to be taken by a decided choice of the heart and grip of the will. What God gives we must take. “For they are the rejoicing of my heart.” The gladness which had come to him through the word of the Lord had caused him to make an unalterable choice of it. All the parts of Scripture had been pleasing to David, and were so still, and therefore he stuck to them, and meant to stick to them for ever. That which rejoices the heart is sure to be chosen and treasured. It is not the head-knowledge but the heart-experience which brings the joy. (Spurgeon, C. H. (2009). The treasury of David: Psalms 111-119 (Vol. 5, p. 344). Bellingham, WA: Logos Bible Software.)

Prayer:

Father, I am determined to keep your decrees to the very end. Yet I have learned through the years that I cannot do this on my own strength. I laugh at any thought that I have such will-power or discipline within myself. But I know that as I learn to rely more on Your grace, Your strength will be present. For when I am weak in myself, surrendered to You, there I will find Your grace and it will be sufficient. Therefore I profess, possibly as much to myself as to anyone else, that I will turn my heart towards following after Your ways. And though I may stumble or foolishly stray here and there, You will keep me to the very end. I know Your endless love and care for me. This I have learned to count on. Amen.