Charles H. Spurgeon on Psalms 119:9

The Psalmist's rules for the attainment of holiness deduced from his own experience.

1. Seek God with thy "whole heart" (Psalms 119:2). Be truly sensible of your wants.

2. Keep and remember what God says (Psalms 119:11): "Thy word have I hidden, "etc.

3. Reduce all this to practice (Psalms 119:11): "That I might not sin against thee."

4. Bless God for what he has given (vet. 12): "Blessed art thou, "etc.

5. Ask more (Psalms 119:12): Teach me thy statute, .

6. Be ready to communicate his knowledge to others (Psalms 119:13): "With my lips have I declared."

7. Let it have a due effect on thy own heart (Psalms 119:14): "I have rejoiced, "etc.

8. Meditate frequently upon them (Psalms 119:15): "I will meditate, "etc.

9. Deeply reflect on them (Psalms 119:16): "I will have respect, "etc. As food undigested will not nourish the body, so the word of God not considered with deep meditation and reflection will not feed the soul.

10. Having pursued the above course he should continue in it, and then his happiness would be secured (Psalms 119:16): "I will not forget thy word: I will (in consequence) delight myself in thy statutes." Adam Clarke.