Back to Psalm 119, let’s look at Ayin, verses 121 – 128.

The stanza opens with two “non-Word” verses, numbers three and four of the six:

I have done justice and righteousness; Do not leave me to my oppressors. Be surety for Your servant for good; Do not let the proud oppress me. (121, 122)

Like verse 84, the first non-Word verse, they are in the context of oppression. A prayer for deliverance and protection.

The stanza closes with a commentary on our age:

It is time for You to act, O LORD, For they have regarded Your law as void. Therefore I love Your commandments More than gold, yes, than fine gold! Therefore all Your precepts concerning all things I consider to be right; I hate every false way. (126 – 128)

“They have regarded your law as void.” People no longer pay attention to the warnings in God’s word. A better attitude is to love his word more than money. (That would be an antidote to the rampant gambling in our society.) “I consider your precepts right and hate every false way.” Gambling is certainly a false way, beginning with the advertising. “Look how much you can win!” doesn’t remind you that for you to win someone else has to lose.

I wrote on February 26, 2024:

The real message here is that just because society’s standards are changing doesn’t mean that something that used to be considered wrong or unwise is now OK. We need to be careful not to get sucked in, especially when we are fighting not only our own weaknesses but also a Satanically-inspired industry that preys on those weaknesses. These are NOT nice people! [They could even be considered the modern day oppressors verses 121 and 122 are talking about.]

For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. (Ephesians 6.12, ESV)

Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is. (Ephesians 5.15 – 17, ESV)

And back to Psalm 119:

Therefore all Your precepts concerning all things I consider to be right; I hate every false way. (128)