A Look at Psalm 119:50

Psalm 119:50 “My comfort in my suffering is this: Your promise preserves my life.”
 

Once again, David is expressing trust in the Word of God. The only comfort he knows during his time of suffering is found in the Word of God. However, he found more than simple comfort. He states that the promise (God’s Word) preserved or quickened his life. The Word of God put him to life, which is the opposite of being put to death. 

There is more to life than simply breathing and having good health, things that have to do with our physical life (though they are important to our earthly existence). David’s emphasis was more than just these things. He stated, “Though I may be suffering in my physical condition, I find comfort in it.” The comfort he found was the very life of God himself. In essence he said, “Your promise brings the very life of God to me.” 

Matthew 5:4 says, “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.” God draws near to those who suffer in a very special way. When we are suffering in body, we tend to take the Word of God more seriously. We tend, in those times, to read it with great interest and cling to every promise we read. In our needy state, we find that our very life comes through the Word of God. 

All life comes from God, and God lives within His Word. The prophet Isaiah expressed it this way, “But those who hope in [wait upon] the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint” (Isaiah 40:31). This is a promise that actually preserves our life. 

Take some time to let this verse sink in. Meditate on it, and as you do, ask God to “LIFE YOU” through His Word.

Continued