Psalm 19:7 Revival, Wisdom

Psalm 19:7 The law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul; The statutes of the LORD are trustworthy, making wise the simple.

Psalm 19 (headed again For the director of music. A psalm of David.) is one of the best known of the psalms and understandably so. It divides easily into three or four parts. 1-6 - God's general revealion of himself, seen chiefly in creation (The heavens declare the glory of God, etc); 7-11 - God's special revelation, seen chiefly in Scripture (The law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul, and May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart, etc.) Verse 7 introduces the first two of six patterned references to special revelation (The _____ of the LORD is ...). Law here is instruction and statutes reminds us of the binding nature of God's Word. David, says, firstly, that God's Law is perfect. There is a wholeness to it, a sufficiency. It is enough. Secondly, he draws attention to its trustworthiness. You can depend on the Word. It is, after all, from God himself. It is reliable. On the basis of this, David speaks of the power of the Word to revive the soul and to make the wise simple. We are often weak and weary at heart. We need spiritual refreshment. Such refreshment is found only in God and his Word. Similalrly, we lack spiritual wisdom. What spiritual simpletons we are at times. How can we be wise? Again, it is only God and his Word that can do it. Clearly, we need to be often in the Word seeking strength and wisdom and every other blessing from him.