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³³ Teach me, O LORD, the way of thy statutes; and I shall keep it unto the end.

³⁴ Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart.

³⁵ Make me to go in the path of thy commandments, for therein do I delight.

³⁶ Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness!

³⁷ Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; and quicken thou me in thy ways.

³⁸ Establish thy word unto thy servant, who is devoted to fear.

³⁹ Turn away my reproach which I fear: for thy judgments are good.

⁴⁰ Behold, I have long after thy precepts: quicken me in thy righteousness. (KJV)

These verses reinforce how important a daily walk with the Lord in his Word is to the Christian life.  We can turn to self help books, or to daily devotional guides, or even to a website just like this one to help us on our journey through life; however, these are just the seasoning for our daily meal.  The real meal a Christian needs is God’s Word.  The beauty of the scripture in a believer’s life is that the hiding of the Word in your heart it will influence your daily decisions.  In verse 34 the psalmist is asking the Lord to give him understanding of the law, so that he could observe with his whole heart.  In verse 36 the psalmist is requesting the Lord to incline his heart toward the testimonies of the Lord, so he would not have covetousness.

These verses are reinforced by I John 2:15 “Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world.  If any man loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.  For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.”  Verse 37 reinforces these verses from I John, “Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; and quicken thou me in thy ways.” reminds me of one of the songs I learned early in my Christian life “Turn your eyes Upon Jesus”.  Just hiding the refrain of this song in your heart will help reinforce these scriptures in your daily life. 

          Turn your eyes upon Jesus,

          Look full in His wonderful face,

          And the things of earth will grow strangely dim,

In the light of His glory and grace.

Let your heart be like David’s “A man after God’s own heart”