June 6, 2026 4:00 am
The psalmist's testimony in Psalm 119 emphasizes the importance of seeking God with a whole heart, keeping His commandments, and praising Him for revealing eternal truth in His inspired Word.
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Welcome to the Days of Praise podcast, a daily devotional by the Institute for Creation Research. The whole heart. I will praise thee with my whole heart. Before the gods will I sing praise unto thee. Psalm 138, 1.
When we sing or testify of our praise to God, it should not be perfunctory or repetitive rote praise. It should be sincere, wholehearted, personal praise. We should especially praise Him for revealing to us eternal truth in His inspired Word. Further, we should not hesitate to praise our true God, even amidst all the false gods of this world. As verse 2 says, He has magnified His Word above all His name.
The Holy Scriptures are our greatest physical possession of all the things in this world, for they alone will not pass away. His Word is forever settled in heaven. This phrase, the whole heart, occurs a number of times in the Bible, especially in the Psalm of the Word, Psalm 119. Note the testimony of the psalmist in this great psalm. Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek him with the whole heart.
With my whole heart have I sought Thee, O let me not wander from Thy commandments. Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law, yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart. I entreated thy favor with my whole heart, be merciful unto me according to thy word. The proud have forged a lie against me, but I will keep thy precepts with my whole heart. I cried with my whole heart, Hear me, O Lord, I will keep thy statutes.
Thus we should keep his testimonies, keep thy law, keep Thy precepts, and keep Thy statutes with our whole heart, for the good and sufficient reason that He is our Lord and has given us His eternal Word, magnified above all His name. If you've enjoyed today's devotional, be sure to subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts. And please rate and review so more listeners can find us. To support ICR's ministry, visit icr.org/slash donate. Your gift of any amount helps us to reach others with biblical truth and encouragement.
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