Psalm 119: Kaf

Another helping of Psalm 119.The last verse of this stanza marks the halfway point of this particular feast. The eleventh Hebrew letter out of twenty-two is Kaf. Pronounced like the English word "cough".

Read Psalm 119:81-88

Kaf is for yearn.

Yearn. Long for. Yet, much more than that. Get in your mind a picture of the adolescent, longing for what she thinks she can't have, crying: I gotta have it or I'll die! Then you'll be close to the full meaning of the Hebrew.

A longing that wears us out.

My soul faints with longing for your salvation...

A hunger. A thirst. Without our desire, we die.

...but I have put my hope in your word.

God's Word promises deliverance from a broken world.
A brokenness that drives us to Scripture for hope.

My eyes fail, looking for your promise;

I say, "When will you comfort me?"

The more time we spend in God's Word the more we see the darkness and depravity -- not only around us but in us! Our longing for His righteousness and salvation is stirred deeper into our hearts.

We cling to His Word... dark corners are exposed... we long for His return... we run to Scripture for hope... A cycle that draws us nearer and nearer to our heavenly Father.

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.

Matthew 5:6 (Emphasis added.)

The Day is coming when all things will be set right.

Our God is faithful. He cannot lie. He is true to His promises and has the power to back them up.

So do not lose your confidence; it will be richly rewarded. You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised.

Hebrews 10: 35, 36

Time spent in God's Word assures that you will be filled. The more you are in it, the more you desire it, the closer you come to God, the more you will be ready for the Day.

Eat it up. Get hungry for more. Be blessed. Be filled.