Keys to a Successful Life …as shown by David in Psalm 119

Psalm 119:57-64 Psalm 119:57-64 You are my portion, O LORD; I have said that I would keep Your words. 58 I entreated Your favor with my whole heart; Be merciful to me according to Your word. 59 I thought about my ways, And turned my feet to Your testimonies. 60 I made haste, and did not delay To keep Your commandments. 61 The cords of the wicked have bound me, But I have not forgotten Your law. 62 At midnight I will rise to give thanks to You, Because of Your righteous judgments. 63 I am a companion of all who fear You, And of those who keep Your precepts. 64 The earth, O LORD, is full of Your mercy; Teach me Your statutes.

Keys to a Successful Life (Psalm 119) Take Inventory (vs. 59) 1 Corinthians 11:28; Jeremiah 10:23 Take Inventory (vs. 59) 1 Corinthians 11:28; Jeremiah 10:23

1 Corinthians 11:28 1 Corinthians 11:28 But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of the bread and drink of the cup. “I thought about my ways…” (vs. 59) But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of the bread and drink of the cup. “I thought about my ways…” (vs. 59)

Jeremiah 10:23 Jeremiah 10:23 O LORD, I know the way of man is not in himself; It is not in man who walks to direct his own steps. “I thought about my ways…” (vs. 59) O LORD, I know the way of man is not in himself; It is not in man who walks to direct his own steps. “I thought about my ways…” (vs. 59)

Keys to a Successful Life (Psalm 119) Take Inventory (vs. 59) 1 Corinthians 11:28; Jeremiah 10:23 Go to Right Source (vs. 59) Proverbs 16:25; Romans 1:16; James 1:25 Take Inventory (vs. 59) 1 Corinthians 11:28; Jeremiah 10:23 Go to Right Source (vs. 59) Proverbs 16:25; Romans 1:16; James 1:25

Proverbs 16:25 Proverbs 16:25 There is a way that seems right to a man, But its end is the way of death. I “turned my feet to Your testimonies…” (vs. 59) There is a way that seems right to a man, But its end is the way of death. I “turned my feet to Your testimonies…” (vs. 59)

Romans 1:16 Romans 1:16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek. I “turned my feet to Your testimonies…” (vs. 59) For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek. I “turned my feet to Your testimonies…” (vs. 59)

James 1:25 James 1:25 But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does. I “turned my feet to Your testimonies…” (vs. 59) But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does. I “turned my feet to Your testimonies…” (vs. 59)

Keys to a Successful Life (Psalm 119) Take Inventory (vs. 59) 1 Corinthians 11:28; Jeremiah 10:23 Go to Right Source (vs. 59) Proverbs 16:25; Romans 1:16; James 1:25 Do Not Delay (vs. 60) 2 Corinthians 6:2; John 9:4 Take Inventory (vs. 59) 1 Corinthians 11:28; Jeremiah 10:23 Go to Right Source (vs. 59) Proverbs 16:25; Romans 1:16; James 1:25 Do Not Delay (vs. 60) 2 Corinthians 6:2; John 9:4

2 Corinthians 6:2 2 Corinthians 6:2 For He says: “In an acceptable time I have heard you, And in the day of salvation I have helped you.” Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation. “I made haste and did not delay…” (vs. 60) For He says: “In an acceptable time I have heard you, And in the day of salvation I have helped you.” Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation. “I made haste and did not delay…” (vs. 60)

John 9:4 John 9:4 For I must work the works of Him who sent Me while it is day; the night is coming when no one can work. “I made haste and did not delay…” (vs. 60) For I must work the works of Him who sent Me while it is day; the night is coming when no one can work. “I made haste and did not delay…” (vs. 60)

Keys to a Successful Life (Psalm 119) Take Inventory (vs. 59) 1 Corinthians 11:28; Jeremiah 10:23 Go to Right Source (vs. 59) Proverbs 16:25; Romans 1:16; James 1:25 Do Not Delay (vs. 60) 2 Corinthians 6:2; John 9:4 Do the Will of God (vs. 60) Matthew 7:20-21; Hebrews 5:8-9 Take Inventory (vs. 59) 1 Corinthians 11:28; Jeremiah 10:23 Go to Right Source (vs. 59) Proverbs 16:25; Romans 1:16; James 1:25 Do Not Delay (vs. 60) 2 Corinthians 6:2; John 9:4 Do the Will of God (vs. 60) Matthew 7:20-21; Hebrews 5:8-9

Matthew 7:20-21 Matthew 7:20-21 "Therefore by their fruits you will know them. 21 "Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. “To keep Your commandments…” (vs. 60) "Therefore by their fruits you will know them. 21 "Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. “To keep Your commandments…” (vs. 60)

Hebrews 5:8-9 Hebrews 5:8-9 Though He was a Son, yet He learned obedience by the things which He suffered. 9 And having been perfected, He became the author of eternal salvation to all who obey Him. “To keep Your commandments…” (vs. 60) Though He was a Son, yet He learned obedience by the things which He suffered. 9 And having been perfected, He became the author of eternal salvation to all who obey Him. “To keep Your commandments…” (vs. 60)

Conclusion By definition, a successful life is one that ends in eternity with God! “And these will go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.” (Matthew 25:46) By definition, a successful life is one that ends in eternity with God! “And these will go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.” (Matthew 25:46)