What is the meaning of Psalm 119:110? The wicked have set a snare for me • “The wicked have set a snare for me” pictures an intentional, hidden trap. Like a hunter’s net in Psalm 124:7 or the cords in Psalm 140:5, the threat is real, not imagined. • The psalmist knows enemies oppose both him and the ways of God (John 10:10; 1 Peter 5:8). Their schemes aim to pull him off the path of obedience. • Recognizing the danger does not signal fear; it signals alertness. Ephesians 6:11 reminds believers to “put on the full armor of God, so that you can make your stand against the devil’s schemes.” But I have not strayed • Despite the snare, the psalmist stands firm: “I have not strayed.” That resolve echoes Job 23:11—“My feet have followed in His tracks; I have kept His way and not turned aside.” • Perseverance is active, not passive. Like runners in Hebrews 12:1, God’s people “run with endurance the race set out” rather than wandering off-track. • Such fidelity is possible because God Himself keeps our steps (Psalm 17:5) and finishes what He starts (Philippians 1:6). From Your precepts • The anchor is clear: God’s precepts, His clear, authoritative commands. Psalm 19:8 says, “The precepts of the LORD are right, bringing joy to the heart.” • By staying in the Word—meditating, memorizing, and obeying (Psalm 119:15; Joshua 1:7-8)—the psalmist resists every snare. Jesus modeled the same dependence when He answered temptation with “It is written” (Matthew 4:4). • Loyalty to Scripture is loyalty to God Himself. “Whoever keeps His word, truly the love of God is perfected in him” (1 John 2:5). summary Psalm 119:110 shows a believer surrounded by real hostility yet anchored in God’s Word. The wicked lay traps, but the psalmist stays on course because he prizes and obeys the Lord’s precepts. The verse calls every follower of Christ to alertness against spiritual snares and to unswerving devotion to the written Word that guards and guides our steps. |
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