"Do good to your servant according to your word". The word of God is actually good news for us. It tells us of God's blessings. This applies right from Genesis 1 where we are told to go forth and multiply and to have dominion over the earth. Throughout the Bible there are promises of blessings, the problem is that we repeatedly turn away from God and ignore His commands.
We need God to teach us knowledge and sound judgement. Note the personal relationship again, God teaching us, and the need for us to have judgement. The word is not just a set of rules, but of principles also.
Sometimes we need discipline in order to learn what is right, that is why the psalmist says "before I was afflicted".
Then again there is the attack, this time referring to the arrogant slandering us with lies, and their hearts being callous and unfeeling. David's response is to keep God's precepts. This is not a mere adherence to them, but keeping them in his heart and delighting in them.
The word of God is more precious than silver or gold. The word brings life.
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