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Journey through the 119th Psalm8 weeks of Meditative Study, ReflectiveJournaling Prompts, Scripture Memory,and Intentional Prayer.(c) dawnboyer/JIG Publicationswww.journeysingrace.comPsalm 119/Bible Study

This study is the express work of Dawn Boyer and Journeys in GracePublications/www.Journeysingrace.com. Scripture references are generally ESV, KJV or Amplifiedversions, respectfully.Individuals who download the study guide are welcome to print and make copies for their own usein order to complete the study Discvering God's Promises Through His Word: Psalm 119.Please do not alter or recreate material in this guide in any way.If you have questions please feel free to contact me at dawnboyer@journeysingrace.com.Copyright 2016 by journeysingrace.comWritten by: Dawn Boyer/JIG Publications/Journeys In Grace(c) dawnboyer/JIG Publicationswww.journeysingrace.comPsalm 119/Bible Study

KWelcome to the StudyKStudying God's Word is one of the most personal, yet important, skills we can sharpen in our journeyas a Christ follower. His Word is our instruction manual and our guide as we endeavor to seek Him withour whole heart. Through God's Word we learn more about Him and His Will for our lives. We learnhow to pray, to live, to love, and to grow ever closer to His heart as we let His Word become the seedsown in our own.Hebrews 4:12 tells us about the power of God's Word which alive within us, " For the Word that Godspeaks is alive and full of power, it is sharper than any two-edged sword, penetrating to the dividing lineof the breath of life(soul) and [the immortal] spirit, and of joints and marrow [of the deepest parts ofour nature], exposing and sifting and analyzing and judging the very thoughts and purpose of theheart."We are also told in Psalm 90:12, that we are to number our days and apply our hearts unto wisdomas we journey forward on our path.Because this is such a personal decision, to seek hard after the Lord, I want to encourage you toalways consider everything you read and hear and make sure it lines up with God's Word. Additionally,any thoughts I share in this study, are strictly my own . The suggestions below are ways that I havefound studying God's Word works for me. Please feel free to use any or none of the ideas I haveshared below, yet I encourage you to seek Him first, with your whole self as you purpose to love Godwith all of your spirit, soul and body.(Mark 12:30)May the peace of God sanctify you thoroughly and may you be found lacking no good thing as youkeep yourself fully His. ( 1Thes 5:23)(c) dawnboyer/JIG Publicationswww.journeysingrace.comPsalm 119/Bible Study

kStudying God's Word with purposekThe Study Guide is set up with a suggested course of study. It will take us 8 weeks to get throughPsalm 119 together. However you choose to study, is completely up to you, but the guide is set up foryou to complete the study focusing on specific words and verses, along with journal entries.Because this Psalm is a prayer that was written over the course of a lifetime, hopefully, the studyskills also lead us to reflect back on God's Word with awe and wonder and soon we, too, will becomposing prayers of praise and adoration of our own.As we consider the key words, usually highlighted by the acrostic letter from the Hebrew Alphabetabove each stanza, let us think about the way we can apply the lesson the Psalmist is leading us to learnand make our own petitions based in His Word as a prayer of faith before the Lord.Timeline for the Psalm 119 Study:Saturday: Each Saturday I will share a post on a verse or series of verses from the following week'sstudy along with some information from my own study time. If you are subscribed to my blog,www.journeysingrace.com, you will receive each post in your inbox on Sunday. I will include notes toadd to the study along with some scriptures and/or study suggestions for that week.Monday/Wednesday/Friday:Because this is an 8 week study, we won't be able to go into each stanza in depth in the Saturdaypost, however I will expound on the 3 sections we are studying that week at the Table of GraceCommunity on FB. ( ef bookmarks )Each section is represented in the study guide with the reading and some questions to think throughas you journal. You can print out each 2 page section as you go. I have included a few blank pages at theend for you to add to your journal, if you so choose to incorporate them.Take a day or two to focus on each stanza. Specifically consider what you read in the Word of Godand how apply it practically to your life. Take note of scripture references that come to mind or wordsthat you want to study in the text.Every other day I will share a graphic from each stanza along with some questions for you toconsider as you journal through your own personal study. Please feel free to share your own insight onthe Table of Grace Community on FB.As we journey together, I hope you will feel comfortable sharing your discoveries and prayerrequests so that we can support and encourage one another.I am so excited to take this journey with you.(c) dawnboyer/JIG Publicationswww.journeysingrace.comPsalm 119/Bible Study

A Suggested Course of StudyRead the Word of God: One of the most important things we can do is read God's Wordrepeatedly. I would encourage you to read through the stanza at least 3 times, and even reading it outloud at least once.Copy the Memory Verse: As we make a habit of committing God's Word to memory, we canwrite it out and establish His word in our heart. Scripture memory is one of the best skills we canpurpose to train ourselves to learn.Meditate and Journal Your Thoughts: Based on the selection you read that day,meditate(think about specifically) and write down a few thoughts about the topic, words or phrasesthat touched your heart, or memory/idea that was prompted through your reading.Pray : Writing out our prayers to the Lord is a fantastic record keeper of our petitions and a chanceto catalog His answers to our prayer. Based on the key word of the stanza, write our a prayer of yourheart to the Lord.kTimeline Suggestion:Saturday: Read the blog post at www.journeysingrace.com for that week, download anysuggestions, websites or definitions that may be included to help you with your study.Sunday: Read the first stanza, 8 verses per reading selection, for that week's study. Journal andreflect your thoughts. Consider the key word and what the Lord wants you to learn from the context ofhis Word. Commit the key verse to memory, as best you can.Monday: Visit the Table of Grace Community and join the conversation about what we have beenlearning together. Share your thoughts and ideas or questions in the community. Write out a prayer ofyour heart to the Lord as you focus on the Key Verse and how the Lord is leading you in the study. Lookat the Hebrew letters specifically as you consider your study for this week.Tuesday: Read the next 8 verses , or the 2nd stanza for that week. Journal and reflect on yourthoughts. Focus on the key verse for this stanza and relate how it applies to the Hebrew letter that isrepresented in the acrostic.Wednesday: Visit the Table of Grace Community on FB, if you can, to share your input andrevelations you have gleaned through your time in God's Word. Focus on the various tenets that arehidden in the text of Psalm 119 as you work though the 3 stanzas. Write out a prayer of your heart tothe Lord praising Him for the power of His Word in your life.Thursday: Read the final 8 verses in that week's study sections of Psalm 119. Journal and reflectyour thoughts on what you have read. Spend time copying and putting the key verse to memory as youhide God's Word in your heart. Focus on the significance of God's Wisdom as His Word pertains to yoursituations in life.Friday: Visit the Table of Grace Community on FB, if you are able, to reflect on the freedom youhave experienced as you have prayerfully applied truth to your daily journey. Contemplate on the wayHis Word is honored through the Psalm and how you can apply that in your own life. Write out a prayerof your heart by praying His Words, such as the key verses you studied, over your life.(c) dawnboyer/JIG Publicationswww.journeysingrace.comPsalm 119/Bible Study

KPsalm 119:1-8KMemory Verse: Blessed are they who keep His testimonies, who seek Him with their wholeheart. (Psalm 119:2)kRead the Word:AlephBlessed are those whose way is blameless,who walk in the law of the LORD!Blessed are those who keep his testimonies, who seek Him with their whole heart,who also do no wrong, but walk in His ways!You have commanded your precepts to be kept diligently.Oh that my ways may be steadfast in keeping your statutes!Then I shall not be put to shame, having my eyes fixed on all your commandments.I will praise you with an upright heart, when I learn your righteous rules.I will keep your statutes; do not utterly forsake me!kCopy the Memory Verse:kDefine any key words from this stanza.kWhat verse stands out to you the most?kWhere can you apply this to your own life?kHow have you found redemption and restoration as you have studied His Word today?(c) dawnboyer/JIG Publicationswww.journeysingrace.comPsalm 119/Bible Study