Psalm 119 pt VIII: It is time, Lord, to work

From Psalms

Psalm 119:113-128
Samekh
¹¹³I hate vain thoughts:
      but thy law do I love.
¹¹⁴Thou art my hiding place and my shield:
      I hope in thy word.
¹¹⁵Depart from me, ye evildoers:
      for I will keep the commandments of my God.
¹¹⁶Uphold me according unto thy word, that I may live:
      and let me not be ashamed of my hope.
¹¹⁷Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe:
      and I will have respect unto thy statutes continually.
¹¹⁸Thou hast trodden down all them that err from thy statutes:
      for their deceit is falsehood.
¹¹⁹Thou puttest away all the wicked of the earth like dross:
      therefore I love thy testimonies.
¹²⁰My flesh trembleth for fear of thee;
      and I am afraid of thy judgments.

Ayin
¹²¹I have done judgment and justice:
      leave me not to mine oppressors.
¹²²Be surety for thy servant for good:
      let not the proud oppress me.
¹²³Mine eyes fail for thy salvation,
      and for the word of thy righteousness.
¹²⁴Deal with thy servant according unto thy mercy,
      and teach me thy statutes.
¹²⁵I am thy servant; give me understanding,
      that I may know thy testimonies.
¹²⁶It is time for thee, Lord, to work:
      for they have made void thy law.
¹²⁷Therefore I love thy commandments above gold;
      yea, above fine gold.
¹²⁸Therefore I esteem all thy precepts concerning all things to be right;
      and I hate every false way.

I have been away from the psalms - and in some ways away from my recovery.  However, tonight it is time, Lord, to work.  To return to my recovery.

As the psalmist writes in  Samekh, "Thou art my hiding place and my shield."  I am free from my addictions when I am in prayer and in God's word.  "I hope in thy word," for there is healing in God's word and tonight it is soothing.

"Hold thou me up, and I will be safe: and will have respect unto thy statutes continually."  I know I am safe from my addictions in God's word - however, to be honest, to honor and respect God's continually is more than I am capable of.  I know that without that however, I will succumb to my addictions.  So, I pray for capacity for continual respect, and the continual presence of God in my life.

Thank God for the healing power of psalms, which give me strength over the problems and addictions in my life.  Amen.

Thanks for letting me share.