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We are continuing our series of reflections on the Psalms. Each day we will upload a new reflection to the website. We hope and pray that you will find them helpful and that they bring hope during this season. Click on these buttons to read the text of the psalm or listen to a recording of it. You can also listen to the reflection using the audio player below. Read Psalm 119:65-96  Listen to Psalm 119:65-96 Psalm 119 is a celebration of God’s covenantal gift of the Law to his people. As we continue our journey through this psalm, we will reflect on statutes and commands. Click here to find the first reflection on Psalm 119. Statutes khuqqim; khuqqot 22 mentions Statutes are what the divine Lawgiver has laid down. They could be something that is prescribed to be done by the priests or the people. As a Christian looking from the perspective of the New Testament, we may wonder whether the statutes of the Old Testament apply to us today. Paul writing to the Galatians says that those who fail to keep the law are under a curse (Galatians 2:10). In order for a person to be right with God under the law, they would have to keep the whole law, and no one has been able to do that. But this changed because of Jesus. We now live by faith and Jesus has set us free from the curse of the law (Galatians 2:10-14). Commandments (Commands) mitswot 21 mentions The Ten Commandments are probably the most well known, however there are many other commands in the Mosaic Law. Jesus was asked which was the greatest commandment. He replied, "‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind... And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbour as yourself.’" (Matthew 22:36-40). Jesus said that if we loved him we would keep his commandments (John 14:15). His command is to love one another (John 15:1-17). Verse 176 – I have strayed like a lost sheep. Seek your servant, for I have not forgotten your commands. The confession in the Book of Common Prayer has the line "we have erred, and strayed from thy ways like lost sheep." It is also in Isaiah 53:6, "We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to our own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all." Almighty God, we have erred, and strayed from your ways like lost sheep. Thank you for Jesus, the good shepherd, who loved us and laid down his life for us so that when we confess our sins, we may be set free, restored and forgiven.