Vs. 167 — My soul keeps Your testimonies, And I love them exceedingly.

Charles H. Spurgeon:

My outward life has kept thy precepts, and my inward life—my soul, has kept thy testimonies. God has borne testimony to many sacred truths, and these we hold fast as for life itself. The gracious man stores up the truth of God within his heart as a treasure exceedingly dear and precious—he keeps it. His secret soul, his inmost self, becomes the guardian of these divine teachings which are his sole authority in soul matters. “And I love them exceedingly.” This was why he kept them, and having kept them this was the result of the keeping. He did not merely store up revealed truth by way of duty, but because of a deep, unutterable affection for it. He felt that he could sooner die than give up any part of the revelation of God. The more we store our minds with heavenly truth, the more deeply shall we be in love with it: the more we see the exceeding riches of the Bible the more will our love exceed measure, and exceed expression. (Spurgeon, C. H. (2009). The treasury of David: Psalms 111-119 (Vol. 5, pp. 424–425). Bellingham, WA: Logos Bible Software.)

Prayer:

My soul keeps Your testimonies, and I love them exceedingly. Father, like David the Psalmist, I love Your testimonies. My soul loves them. I want to remember them and I know that I need to remember all that You have done–how you have shown Your mighty right arm of salvation; Your strengthen in times of weakness, affliction, fear, and despair; Your comforting love in times of sorrow; Your divine guidance when I was confused, without direction, and lost; and the times that You have graciously bestowed Your wisdom, understanding, inspiration, encouragement, refreshing and revival, and even Your rebukes and chastisements. All of Your works are perfectly good and, of course, perfectly at the right time.  I ask that You would keep me in remembrance of Your testimonies for they inspire my faith and help to keep my eyes on You. You are my faithful God and Father!