psa 119v97 O How I Love Thy Law
"O HOW I LOVE THY LAW!"
Psalm 119:97
In the Bible, the word
"law" refers to many things. Frequently, as in this text, it refers
to the WHOLE REVELATION OF GOD. We love the Word of God as the complete
revelation of God to man. We love it all: all its precepts, all its principles,
and all its doctrines. There is no aspect of Divine Revelation which we find to
be grievous or offensive. Sometimes the word "law" refers to the CEREMONIAL
LAW of God. Sometimes the word "law" refers to the CEREMONIAL
LAW of God established in the Mosaic dispensation. We love the ceremonial
law too, the law of the priesthood, the sacrifices, and the ordinances of the
Old Testament, because it typifies the Person and Work of our Lord Jesus
Christ. Often the word "law" refers to the MORAL LAW OF GOD,
revealed in the ten commands. This law we greatly love. It demands that we love
God with all our heart, soul, mind, and being. It demands that we love our
neighbor as ourselves. Though we cannot attain
its perfection, we love it and would perfectly obey it if we would. And we love
this law, because it is perfectly fulfilled for us by our Substitute, the Lord
Jesus Christ.