Psalm 119:127

Psalm 119:127

Therefore I love your commandments

above gold, above fine gold.

Men delight in things which break God's law. Our hearts are far too foolish and for too evil to follow God completely; it is only after total transformation that any can obey Christ. The world is full of sin (1 John 2:15-17). Men wander and are careless of God and others, and on this God must act (v. 126).

At God's righteous work, the righteous rejoice. All who know Him love Him, and all that He does and says is good. Man refuses to obey God because he views God's commandments as contemptible. But God's commandments are not burdensome (1 John 5:3). They are good. And those who follow God have greater joy by them than the world does by anything else.

Because we were made to know God, there is no greater joy than loving Him and being loved by Him. If we love Him, we will obey Him (John 14:15; 1 John 5:2), and because He loves us (Rom. 8:38-39) He will allow us to do so (2 Tim. 3:17; Eph. 2:10). This brings us great joy. God's commandments then surpass all possessions and prizes. His ways are desirable.