Turn with me, please, to Psalm 119. Yeah, you heard me right. Psalm 119. I can see gasps and nervous laughter.

For those of you who know that Psalm 119 is 176 verses. And it's divided into 22 different sections. Each section is numbered, not by numbers,

one, two, three, but the Hebrew alphabet. For example, the letter A is, in Hebrew is alif,

and the B is Beth, and so on. Each of these 22 sections, they have different emphasis,

but all of them have to do with the importance of the Word of God, the importance of the Word of God

and giving us comfort in the times of need, in keeping us from sin, the importance of being

thankful for the Word of God. How important is the Word of God to us to understand it and to value

it and to cherish it and to live by it? Now that I got some of you panicking in thinking I'm covering the whole Psalm, I want you to look

at verse 9 to 16.

That is the second section, Beth or B.

In this section, Psalm 119, it places the emphasis on the protection of the Word of God.

The protection of the Word of God.

When the Word of God finds or places deep roots inside of us, when the Word of God finds a home inside of us, when the Word of God is

constantly dwelling on the inside of us, we will be constantly encouraged, especially

when we are surrounded by discouraging news,

especially when we are constantly hearing discouraging news.

Beloved, it is not by accident that this second section about the protection of the Word of God and the importance of the Word of God dwelling on us is section Beth or B. Beth in Hebrew is the word

house, from which we get Bethlehem, the house of bread, or Bethel, the house of God,

and so on. The psalmist wanted us to know that whenever we're frazzled, whenever we're frustrated,

whenever we're flustered, whenever we get the cobbles in this life, the only safe place to

return to is where we have housed the Word of God. The only true peace that you can experience that I can experience is when God's word

finds a home, a bath in our hearts. Why? Because only the Word of God can protect us from the enemy

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