“Uphold me according to thy word, that I may live: and let me not be ashamed of my hope. Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe: and I will have respect unto thy statutes continually.” Psalm 119:116-117
Psalm 119 is full of praise for the Lord’s righteous wisdom. He is our teacher and all true wisdom, knowledge, and science point to God.
Psalm 119 is also full of evidence of the concept of eternal security. God saves us in order so that we may work for Him, but we cannot work for him in order to be saved. If you are looking to your own works for salvation you are not looking to Jesus Christ and therefore you are still in your sins. But many will nevertheless argue that salvation was different in the Old Testament.
Read Samech’s portion of Psalm 119: “Uphold me according unto thy word, that I may live.” We would argue that that to live in this context refers to living eternally and it is according to the word of His promise that we may live. The psalm continues by praying “Hold thou me up” for safety and respect of thy statutes ie, the Law of Moses.
Remember, “...without faith it is impossible to please him.” (Heb 11:6).
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