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DIVINE DIRECTIONS (Psalm 19:8a)
The Hebrew dictionary says: “declarations concerning man’s obligations”
Scroggie said: “God’s directions designed to secure obedience and check disobedience”
Others have “God’s guidelines for living” said:
The word statute or precepts is the Hebrew word (#6490) pik-koo-deem
24 times in Old Testament, only in Psalms.
Here and Ps. 103:18 translated as “remember His commandments” Ps. 111:7 translated as ‘all His commandments are sure ‘
and 21 times Ps. 119 in all, but 3 stanzas (3, 15, 19) Always translated precepts
v. 4, 15, 27, 40, 45, 56, 63….etc.
Always accompanied by words of positive action such as:
v. 4 v.15 v.40 v.87 v.93 v.94 v. 110
keep meditate longed forsook not never forget sought erred not
(also 63, 56, 100, 134, 168) (v. 78)
(v. 141)
v. 128 esteemed v. 159 love
v. 173 chosen
So what is it we are keeping, ….
An insight is in the base or foundation verb. This noun derives from pah-kad (250 times or more). This verb means
In Ex. 3:16 Num. 3:39
Ezra 1:2 Isa. 13:11 Gen. 34:5 Ex. 38:21
Now in the negative:
*1 Sam. 20:18 1 K. 20:39
2 K 10:19
I have surely visited you Moses & Aaron numbered hath changed me to build punish the world
He made Joseph overseer as it was counted
David’s place was empty if He be missing
let none be wanting
Catch this: this word precepts and the verb it stems from speaks of “a definite accounting”
– something counted has an assigned number for each item
– troops mustered are seen to be present, etc.
– so negatively one unaccounted for is missing, empty, wanting