The Heart of the Matter
Part 4 of 4
David reveals our benefit concerning the rightness of His statutes. He tags the statement with “rejoicing the heart”. The meaning of the word for “right” and the word for “rejoicing”, “samach”, compliment each other very well. The former figuratively suggests “pleasant or prosperous”, while the latter means “to brighten up, cheer up, be glad or joyful, or be or make gleesome”.
In the strength of our Lord, we also will be strong. David begins a list of qualities of the righteous in Psalms 15: 2 with, “He who walks uprightly…”, and says in v. 5, “He who does these things shall never be moved”. The sons of Korah said in 87: 11 of the Psalms, “For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord will give grace and glory; no good thing will He withhold from those who walk uprightly”. And, the writer of Proverbs said in 2: 7, “He stores up sound wisdom (Torah) for the upright; He is a shield to those who walk uprightly”. And, on and on the record goes. The immense benefits of the upright are too numerous to include here.
Then, to give balance between spiritual, physical, and emotional benefits, David tags the phrase with, “the heart”, the object of the rejoicing. He uses the word, “leb”, which considers the “feelings, will, intellect, and likewise the center for everything”. With all the heart and soul, Moses tells us in Deuteronomy 10: 12 to “Fear the Lord your God, to walk in all His way, and to love Him, and serve Him”. In v. 13, he sums up what is righteous in YHVH's eyes by saying, “Keep the commandments of the Lord, and His statutes...for your good”.
The writer of Proverbs says in 2: 21 of those that are righteous in YHVH's eyes, “For the upright will dwell in the land, and the blameless will remain in it”. Proverbs 11: 11 says, “By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted...”. Proverbs 13: 6 says, “Righteousness guards him whose way is blameless...”. Again, I could go on and on. Walking uprightly in the ways of our Lord (Godly Torah) encompasses and benefits every aspect of our lives—makes our heart rejoice.
Our Adonai made a covenant with Abram and changed his name to Abraham, which means “father of nations”. The Seed of that covenant is our blessed Messiah, Yeshua our risen Lord. His plan allows us to depend upon the solidity of His ever constant ways rather than ours. Therefore, look up to Him as “the Author and Finisher of (your) faith”, and reap the encouraging benefits of His blessing-packed, upright, and faithful covenant with us through Yeshua our Lord.
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