Your word is a lamp for my feet,This section of Psalm 119 begins with what is probably the best known and most quoted verse of the chapter.
a light on my path.
I have taken an oath and confirmed it,
that I will follow your righteous laws.
I have suffered much;
preserve my life, LORD, according to your word.
Accept, LORD, the willing praise of my mouth,
and teach me your laws.
Though I constantly take my life in my hands,
I will not forget your law.
The wicked have set a snare for me,
but I have not strayed from your precepts.
Your statutes are my heritage forever;
they are the joy of my heart.
My heart is set on keeping your decrees to the very end.
Psalm 119:105-112
But without the practices David talks about in the other seven verses, that lamp for the feet and light on the path won't help much with navigating the 1 road of life.
In the end, every spiritual discipline is about developing habits to walk intentionally along the 1 road of life, with the Word as our lamp.
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