The Psalmist is going through a challenging time and finds hope in God’s Word (v25-32). Clinging to the dust (v25) speaks of facing death. Spiritual life comes through the Word of God. but the study of God’s word has to go hand in hand with prayer (v26). God speaks to us and we speak to Him if we have a real and living relationship.

The Psalmist wants to grow in his understanding of God’s word, he wants to go deeper and so he spends time meditating, thinking on scripture (v27). The Psalmist understands that in this troublesome world, spiritual strength to persevere comes to us through God’s Word (v28).

The Psalmist understands that in this world there is the way of truth and the way of falsehood (v29). His commitment to God’s word is seen in how he chooses the way of faithfulness and he sets God’s rules before him (v30), he clings to what God says(v31) and he runs after God’s commandments (v32).

How does your commitment to God’s word compare the that of the Psalmist? The result of his commitment was an enlarged of a growing heart (v31). This was a person not static but advancing in his walk with God through the Word.