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“As Moses lifted up the serpent [the serpent made of bronze described in Numbers 21:8–9] in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up, so that whosoever believes in Him will have eternal life, for God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten [uniquely born] Son, that whosoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.”

“…for by grace you are saved through faith and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not as a result of works, lest any man should boast.”

Above is the content of John 3:14–16 and the content of Ephesians 2:8–9, respectively.  Itʼs worthwhile to refrain from receiving the mark referenced in Revelation 13:11–18 and to instead receive eternal life for free by believing that Jesus is the Savior.  Before doing any Bible studying and before praying to God the Father, it is useful for a person who has believed in the Lord Jesus Christ as the Savior to try to think of any sins that one might have committed since one last confessed oneʼs known post-salvation sins to God the Father, and if one has indeed committed any, to then silently confess those sins to God the Father—confessing only one time for each sin—in accordance with what is mentioned in 1 John 1:9:  

“If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”

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When studying the Word of God, it is beneficial to keep in mind the content of Hebrews 4:12:  

“Indeed, the Word of God is alive and powerful, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of the soul and the spirit and of the joints and the marrow and is a critic of thoughts and intents of the heart.”

Note:  The heart refers to the mind.  

It is also beneficial to keep in mind the content of 2 Timothy 3:16–17 when studying the Word of God:  

“All Scripture is God breathed and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God might be mature, having been thoroughly furnished unto all good work.”

It is the responsibility of a pastor-teacher to endeavor to correctly understand the Word of God and then to accurately teach the Word of God, as per the content of 2 Timothy 2:15:  

“Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling the Word of Truth.”

A pastor-teacher is a communicator rather than a crutch on which to be leaned.  In that regard, a believer in the Lord Jesus Christ should refrain from putting oneʼs trust in and thereby serving as a devoted follower of and thus worshiping a pastor-teacher.  Likewise, a believer should refrain from putting oneʼs trust in and thereby serving as a devoted follower of and thus worshiping anyone other than the Trinity [God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit], as per Joshua 24:15, the content of which references Joshua speaking to the Israelites:  

If it is disagreeable/bad/evil/wrong/wretchedness/displeasing in your sight to serve/worship Jehovah / Yahweh / I am I am / the existing One, choose for yourselves today whom you serve/worship:  whether the gods ['elohiym / false gods] which your fathers have served/worshiped which were beyond the river or the gods ['elohiym / false gods] of the Amorites in whose land you are living.  As for me and my house, we serve/worship Jehovah / Yahweh / I am I am / the existing One.

Note:  Joshua, the leader of the Israelites after Joshua had been serving as the assistant of Moses while Moses was the leader of the Israelites, set the example for the Israelites.  Joshua chose to put his trust in and thereby serve as a devoted follower of and thus worship God the Father rather than Joshua choosing to put his trust in and thereby serve as a devoted follower of and thus worship the lesser of multiple evils amongst multiple choices of 'elohiym [el-oh-HEEM].  The word 'elohiym with a lowercase e can refer to false gods, to angels, or to human rulers or judges.  The word 'Elohiym with a capital E refers to the Trinity.  The word 'elohiym can also be used to refer to might as in mightiness.  In that regard, the use of the word 'elohiym in reference to false gods, to angels, or to human rulers or judges involves the connotation of mightiness in comparison to an average human.  When a person puts oneʼs trust in and thereby serves as a devoted follower of and thus worships an angel or human, that angel or human is that personʼs false god.  Regarding the foregoing, the content of Joshua 24:15 involves Joshua calling attention to the choices that the Israelites had, and that content involves Joshua permitting the Israelites to make their choices while Joshua led by example with his choice.  

The gift of pastor-teacher is for the purpose of each pastor-teacher functioning as a messenger who communicates the Word of God rather than functioning as a priest between the Trinity and mankind.  In that regard, the time period that can be referred to as the Church Age started fifty days after the Lord Jesus Christ was resurrected, and all Church Age believers in the Lord Jesus Christ are priests.  The Lord Jesus Christ is the High Priest of Church Age believers, and believers should be willing to acknowledge/confess/profess to people the believersʼ faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, as per Hebrews 4:14–15:  

Therefore, since we have a great High Priest Who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast the acknowledgment/confession/profession.  Indeed, we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but One Who has been tempted in all things as we are, yet without sin.

Also, the Lord Jesus Christ is the High Priest according to the order of Melchizedek [mel-KIZ-uh-dek], who was the ruler of Salem when Abraham was still named Abram.  Melchizedek was both a king and a priest, as per Genesis 14:18, which references Melchizedek greeting Abram:  

Then Melchizedek king of Salem has brought out bread and wine, and he is a priest of 'El [AYL] 'Elyown [el-YOHN] / God [focusing on God the Fatherʼs power] Most High.

The Lord Jesus Christ is also both a king and a priest because the Lord is the Priest according to the order of Melchizedek, as per Hebrews 7:14–17:  

Indeed, it is evident that our Lord has arisen from Judah, a tribe with reference to which Moses spoke nothing concerning priests.  Also, it is still much more evident:  that according to the similarity of Melchizedek, Another of a different type of priest arises, Who has become such not on the basis of a law of fleshly command / physical requirement but according to the power of an indestructible life.  Indeed, it is attested:  “YOU ARE A PRIEST FOREVER, ACCORDING TO THE ORDER OF MELCHIZEDEK.”

Note:  The Lord Jesus Christ is from the tribe of Judah.  Also, the Lord Jesus Christ is qualified to be a priest because He was resurrected and therefore has an indestructible body.  The above content in all capital letters is a reference to Psalm 110:4.  

Because a king is royalty, a king who is a priest is a royal priest.  In that regard, Church Age believers are royalty because they are members of the Lord Jesus Christʼs family.  Therefore, all Church Age believers are royal priests, as per 1 Peter 2:9–10:  

However, you are A CHOSEN PEOPLE, A royal PRIESTHOOD, A HOLY NATION, A PEOPLE FOR ACQUISITION/PRESERVATION, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him Who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light, for you once were NOT A PEOPLE, but now you are GODʼS PEOPLE.  You had NOT RECEIVED MERCY, but now you have RECEIVED MERCY.

Note:  Before the Church Age, Gentiles were not Godʼs people.  In the Church Age, both Jewish and Gentile believers are Godʼs people.  The content of 1 Peter 2:10 references Hosea 2:23.  In that regard, Peter uses references involving Israel in the Old Testament to refer to Church Age believers.  

Itʼs the message rather than the messenger that should be the focus of the believer in the Lord Jesus Christ.  Put succinctly:  itʼs the message rather than the messenger.  In that regard, it is beneficial to keep in mind the content of Revelation 22:8–9, which was written by the apostle John, who, in addition to writing The Revelation to John, wrote The Gospel According to John, The First Epistle of John, The Second Epistle of John, and The Third Epistle of John:  

I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things, and when I heard and saw, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who showed me these things, but he says* to me, “Do not do that.  I am a fellow servant of yours and of your brethren the prophets and of those who keep the words of this book.  Worship God.”

*Note:  The word says is in the Greek historical present tense.  By means of the Greek historical present tense, past action or future action can be described from the perspective of someone seeing the action as it occurs.  

Regarding messages, believers should use the Word of God to examine what is being communicated.  That is what the Bereans who are mentioned in Acts 17:10–12 did:  

The brethren immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea, who, when they arrived, went into the synagogue of the Jews.  Now these were more noble-minded than those in Thessalonica, who received the word with all eagerness / readiness of mind, examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so.  Therefore, many of them believed, and not a few prominent Greek women and men.

Note:  The phrase not a few means “quite a few.”  

Today, the return of the Lord Jesus Christ to meet believers in the Lord Jesus Christ in the clouds on the occasion of the Rapture is one day closer than it was yesterday.  The Rapture involves both deceased and living believers in the Lord Jesus Christ meeting the Lord in the clouds in the atmosphere of the earth, receiving glorified immortal resurrection bodies similar to the Lord Jesus Christʼs glorified resurrection body, and going to Heaven with those resurrection bodies.  Before the Rapture occurs, deceased believers in the Lord Jesus Christ are in Heaven without glorified bodies.  It is possible that the Rapture will occur during the time when the Feast of Trumpets / Yom Teruah [yahm tuh-ROO-uh or yohm tuh-ROO-uh] would occur.  The Feast of Trumpets was one of the seven feasts that the Israelites were supposed to celebrate each year under the regulations of the Mosaic Law.  The term Mosaic Law refers to the laws communicated by Moses to the ancient Israelites.  Because Moses communicated those laws, they are known collectively as the Mosaic Law.  The Lord Jesus Christ fulfilled the Mosaic Law by being judged on the cross for the sins of humanity.  Now that the Lord Jesus Christ has fulfilled the Mosaic Law, no believers in the Lord Jesus Christ are under the regulations of the Mosaic Law.  

While it is possible that the Rapture will occur during the time when the Feast of Trumpets / Yom Teruah [yahm tuh-ROO-uh or yohm tuh-ROO-uh] would occur—which is referenced as a single day in Leviticus 23:24–25 and Numbers 29:1–6 and which is what some people call Rosh Hashanah and which some people celebrate for two days—the next occurrence of which will possibly be during the time period of August 12th, 2026, at 12:25 P.M. – August 16th, 2026, at 1:49 P.M. in the Eastern Daylight Time zone; the time period of September 10th, 2026, at 11:51 A.M. – September 14th, 2026, at 1:08 P.M. in the Eastern Daylight Time zone; or the time period of October 10th, 2026, at 11:13 A.M. – October 14th, 2026, at 12:29 P.M. in the Eastern Daylight Time zone, it is worthwhile for believers in the Lord Jesus Christ to get into the habit of being prepared every day for the return of the Lord, just in case the Rapture will occur during a time other than the time of the Feast of Trumpets / Yom Teruah / Rosh Hashanah.  Whether the Feast of Trumpets / Yom Teruah / Rosh Hashanah in 2026 would occur during August, September, or October depends on whether barley crop in Israel in 2026 was first in a status known as abib [ah-BEEB] (also known as aviv [ah-VEEV]) in February, March, or April, respectively.  On which day and at what time in August, September, or October the Feast of Trumpets / Yom Teruah / Rosh Hashanah would start depends on the time of the last sunset over Jerusalem before the first sliver of a crescent new moon after that sunset.  The crescent new moon is the illumination of a sliver of the waxing moon.  The moon is waxing when it is becoming more and more illuminated after what some people refer to as the astronomical new moon, the time when there is an absence of illumination of the moon—in other words, when there is an absence of reflection of light from the moon.  On which day and at what time in August, September, or October the Feast of Trumpets / Yom Teruah / Rosh Hashanah would end depends on whether the Feast of Trumpets / Yom Teruah / Rosh Hashanah lasts one day or two days and whether the time of day of the end of the Feast of Trumpets / Yom Teruah / Rosh Hashanah is at sunset, at the end of civil twilight, at the end of nautical twilight, or at the end of astronomical twilight.  Furthermore, it is worthwhile to be in the habit of being prepared for the Rapture so that if it does occur during the time of the Feast of Trumpets / Yom Teruah / Rosh Hashanah, one can be prepared for that time because of already being in the habit of being prepared.  Examples of being prepared for the Rapture include applying the content of 1 John 1:9 whenever one sins, being unselfish, and whenever circumstances are such that an opportunity arises, sharing the gospel—the good news that believing that the Lord Jesus Christ is the Savior Who was judged on the cross for the sins of humanity is the means by which a person is able to have eternal life.  Regarding sharing the gospel, one could also have a written or printed message containing the gospel with that written or printed message located somewhere where it could be easily noticed so that if a person or people were to read or hear that written or printed message either before or after the Rapture occurs, that person or people would thereby read or hear the gospel by means of that written or printed message.  

Regarding information about the Rapture, it is beneficial to keep in mind the content of 1 Thessalonians 4:13–18 and 1 Corinthians 15:51–52:  

1 Thessalonians 4:13–18

Now we do not want you to be uninformed, brethren, about those who are asleep, so that you will not grieve as do the rest who have no hope, for if we believe that Jesus died and rose again—and we do indeed believe that Jesus died and rose again—so also God will bring with Him those who have fallen asleep through Jesus.  Indeed, this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive who remain until the coming of the Lord will not precede those who have fallen asleep, for the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout of command, with a voice of an archangel and with a trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first.  Then we who are alive who remain will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we shall always be with the Lord.  Therefore, comfort one another with these words.

1 Corinthians 15:51–52

Behold, I tell you a mystery:  we will not all sleep, but we will all be changed, in a moment, in a twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet, for a trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we will be changed.

After the Rapture will be the seven-year Tribulation.  The believers who will be alive on the earth when the Rapture occurs will escape the Tribulation.  1 Thessalonians 5:1–11 covers that topic.  In that regard, in the book 1 Thessalonians, the content of 1 Thessalonians 4:13–18 is immediately followed by the content of 1 Thessalonians 5:1–11.  

1 Thessalonians 5:1–11

Now as to the times and the epochs, brethren, you have no need of anything to be written to you, for you yourselves know full well that the day of the Lord is coming just like a thief in the night.  While they are saying, “Peace and safety!” then sudden destruction comes upon them like labor pains upon a woman with child, and they will not escape.  However, you, brethren, are not in darkness, that the day would overtake you like a thief, for you are all sons of light and sons of day.  We are not of night nor of darkness; therefore, let us not sleep as others, but let us be alert and sober.  Indeed, those who sleep do their sleeping at night, and those who get drunk get drunk at night.  However, since we are of day, let us be sober, having put on the breastplate of faith and benevolence/goodwill, and as a helmet, the hope / absolute confidence of deliverance, for God has not destined us for wrath but for obtaining deliverance through our Lord Jesus Christ, Who died for us, so that whether we are awake or asleep, we will live together with Him.  Therefore, comfort one another and edify one another, just as you also are doing.

Note:  In this context, the day of the Lord is the time period that consists of the Rapture, the seven years of the Tribulation, and the Second Advent.  In that regard, deliverance from the Tribulation is the deliverance in this context.  Also, unspecified is who will be saying “Peace and safety!”  In this context, sleeping refers to a lack of alertness.  The alertness in this context involves being ready for the Rapture.  In order to be ready for the Rapture, a believer needs to be filled with the power of God the Holy Spirit and to pay attention for historical trends such as people saying “Peace and safety!” and for historical trends that match the pattern of the world being on the brink of tremendous calamities like those that will occur during the Tribulation.  Regarding being filled with the power of God the Holy Spirit, once a believer commits a sin after salvation, that believer is no longer filled with the power of God the Holy Spirit and is out of fellowship with the Trinity.  After that believer has confessed/acknowledged to God the Father all of that believerʼs known unconfessed post-salvation sins, fellowship with the Trinity and the filling with the power of the Holy Spirit are restored.  The procedure for confessing/acknowledging to God the Father all of oneʼs known unconfessed post-salvation sins is mentioned in 1 John 1:9:  “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”  Fellowship with God the Father and God the Son is mentioned in 1 John 1.  Being out of fellowship with God the Holy Spirit is referenced in Ephesians 4:30.  In that regard, when a believer sins, that believer grieves the Holy Spirit.  Losing the filling of the power of God the Holy Spirit is referenced in 1 Thessalonians 5:19.  In that regard, when a believer sins, the power of God the Holy Spirit is quenched in that believer.  After a believer has confessed/acknowledged to God the Father all of that believerʼs known unconfessed post-salvation sins, that believer is then filled with the power of God the Holy Spirit again and in fellowship with the Trinity again.  

The verse of the day for August 11th is Psalm 119:14.  Each of the first eight verses of Psalm 119 starts with the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet.  Each of the next eight verses of Psalm 119 starts with the second letter of the Hebrew alphabet.  Each of the next eight verses of Psalm 119 starts with the third letter of the Hebrew alphabet.  This pattern continues for each of the eight-verse sections of Psalm 119.  There are twenty-two letters in the Hebrew alphabet, and there are twenty-two eight-verse sections in Psalm 119.  Some people refer to the psalms that have such an alphabetical structure as acrostic [uh-CROSS-tick] psalms.  Such psalms can also be referred to as abecedarian [ay-bee-see-DEHR-ee-uhn] psalms.  Regarding the Hebrew letters associated with each eight-verse section of Psalm 119, before each eight-verse section in some English translations of Psalm 119, there is a section header in the form of the name of the Hebrew letter that begins the first word of each verse of that section.  Because it is useful to study verses that share the same context, below is content related to Psalm 119:9–16.  

Psalm 119:9

Beth [pronounced BAYT or BET and written in Hebrew with a dot as בּ (making the sound that the consonant b makes) and without a dot as ב (making the sound that the consonant v makes); it is the second letter of the Hebrew alphabet, and it means “house”].  

How does a young man make his way pure?  To guard / protect / take heed / keep / observe / preserve / keep watch—according to Your Word.

Note:  In Psalm 119, there are various Hebrew words that are used to refer to the Word of God.  In that regard, the Hebrew noun that is translated as “Word” in this verse is דְבָרֶ [pronounced deh-vah-REH and can be transliterated as Debare or Devare].  (Hebrew is written and read from right to left.)  That noun is an inflected form of the root word דָּבָר [pronounced dah-VAH and can be transliterated as dabar or davar].  

In this verse, the Hebrew verb that can be translated as “guard,” “protect,” “take heed,” “keep,” “observe,” “preserve,” or “keep watch” is שְׁמֹר [pronounced sheh-MOHR and can be transliterated as shemowr].  That verb is an inflected form of the root word שָׁמַר [pronounced shah-MAHR and can be transliterated as shamar].  In the context of this verse, the use of shemowr in this verse is in reference to the purity of oneʼs way regarding obeying the Word of God.  In that regard, a believer in the Lord Jesus Christ needs to live his or life in accordance with the Word of God in order for that believerʼs way of life to be pure—in other words, without sinning.  

In order to refrain from sinning, a believer in the Lord Jesus Christ needs to learn the Word of God while in fellowship with the Trinity and thereby filled with the power of the Holy Spirit and then obey the Word of God.  In order to obey the Word of God that a believer has learned, that believer needs to be in fellowship with the Trinity and thereby filled with the power of the Holy Spirit.  In that regard, once a believer commits a sin after salvation, that believer is no longer filled with the power of God the Holy Spirit and is out of fellowship with the Trinity.  After that believer has confessed/acknowledged to God the Father all of that believerʼs known unconfessed post-salvation sins, fellowship with the Trinity and the filling with the power of the Holy Spirit are restored.  The procedure for confessing/acknowledging to God the Father all of oneʼs known unconfessed post-salvation sins is mentioned in 1 John 1:9:  “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”  Fellowship with God the Father and God the Son is mentioned in 1 John 1.  Being out of fellowship with God the Holy Spirit is referenced in Ephesians 4:30.  In that regard, when a believer sins, that believer grieves the Holy Spirit.  Losing the filling of the power of God the Holy Spirit is referenced in 1 Thessalonians 5:19.  In that regard, when a believer sins, the power of God the Holy Spirit is quenched in that believer.  After a believer has confessed/acknowledged to God the Father all of that believerʼs known unconfessed post-salvation sins, that believer is then filled with the power of God the Holy Spirit again and in fellowship with the Trinity again.  Because a believer will sometimes sin even though that believer tries to refrain from sinning, that believer will need to apply the content of 1 John 1:9 when that believer sins.  

Regarding the phrase young man in this verse, while this psalm was written in the context of a male-oriented society, the content of this verse is also applicable to females.  Why is there a focus on males and a resultant absence of focus on females?  Believers in the Lord Jesus Christ can expect to find out in Heaven.  One possibility is to show the angels that God the Father greatly blesses the humble, non-attention-getting, helping-others, servant-minded believers in the Lord Jesus Christ.  Such believers, while frequently unnoticed by much of the other people in the world, can be noticed by the angels, and such believers are certainly noticed by the Trinity.  Worth noticing about such believers is their contrast with the characteristics of Satan, who is arrogant, seeks approbation, cares nothing about others, and is self-serving.  

Regarding refraining from sinning, a believer in the Lord Jesus Christ needs to be alert.  With regard to being alert, levels of alertness can be categorized in terms of a mindset color code that involves four colors.  The mindset color code describes states of awareness.  The mindset color code can be utilized for matters outside oneself; for example, the color code can be applied to both physical dangers and also to the dangers of stumbling blocks that can lead a Christian to sin.  Also, the color code can be utilized introspectively with regard to the temptations that can originate from oneʼs old sin nature (OSN).  Every human except the Lord Jesus Christ has acquired an old sin nature, and each humanʼs old sin nature is in the body of that human.  The old sin nature, which is referenced in Ephesians 4:22 with the term old man, can also be referred to as the sin nature.  It is also referenced using the word flesh in Ephesians 2:3 and Galatians 5:16.  The content of Romans 6:6 associates the sin nature with peopleʼs bodies, and the content of Romans 7:17–18 references the sin nature being in peopleʼs bodies.  Adam and Ishshah [ish-SHAW] (the name of Eve before Adam renamed her Eve) were created without old sin natures, and they acquired old sin natures when they sinned.  All other human beings have been conceived.  Only the Lord Jesus Christ was conceived without an old sin nature.  All the other humans that were conceived have been conceived with old sin natures.  Likewise, all humans in the future will be conceived, and the conceiving of each of them will involve each of them receiving an old sin nature at the moment that each of them will be conceived.  Below are the conditions of alertness of the mindset color code and descriptions of them.  

Psalm 119:10

With all my heart, I have sought You; do not let me wander from Your commandments.

Note:  The heart refers to the mind.  Also, the Hebrew noun that is translated as “commandments” in this verse is מִצְותֶי [pronounced meets-voh-TAY and can be transliterated as mitsvotei].  That noun is an inflected form of the root word מִצְוָה [pronounced meets-VAH and can be transliterated as mitsvah].  

The psalmist was enthusiastic about learning the Word of God.  In that regard, rather than being half-hearted about the Word of God, the psalmist was wholeheartedly devoted to learning and obeying the Word of God.  A believer who is halfheartedly devoted to learning and obeying the Word of God has only partial devotion to learning and obeying the Word of God rather than full devotion to learning and obeying the Word of God.  Regarding partial devotion to learning and obeying the Word of God, mixing false notions with principles of the Word of God is known as syncretism [SING-krih-tihz-uhm or SING-kruh-tihz-uhm].  A believer should refrain from engaging in syncretism and should instead be wholeheartedly devoted to learning and obeying the Word of God.  

Regarding syncretism, Satan wants people to think that they can help themselves with power referred to as mojo and other terminology related to Satanʼs substitute systems of power.  In that regard, while it is impossible for believers in the Lord Jesus Christ to be demon possessed because God the Holy Spirit indwells believers, it is possible for believers in the Lord Jesus Christ to become involved in demon influence.  It behooves a believer in the Lord Jesus Christ to let go of all vestiges of demon influence—in other words, it is necessary for a believer in the Lord Jesus Christ to let go of all vestiges of demon influence.  

An example of syncretism is a false notion promoted by the Roman Church and eastern churches.  That false notion involves trying to add works to faith in the Lord Jesus Christ as a means of obtaining eternal life.  That false notion is a grace-rejecting works-oriented belief system that contradicts the message in the content of Genesis 3.  Regarding the content of Genesis 3, the contrast between the man-made garments consisting of fig leaves that are referenced in Genesis 3:7 and the garments consisting of animal skin that are referenced in Genesis 3:21 calls attention to the helplessness of people to provide eternal life for themselves.  In that regard, the reference to garments of skin in Genesis 3:21 calls attention to the fact that the Savior would later be judged for the sake of the rest of humanity, which is analogous to an animal or animals dying so that the garments of skin could be provided.  The fact that the man-made garments consisting of fig leaves were inadequate in contrast with the garments consisting of animal skin indicates that the means of obtaining eternal life has zero dependence on the works of the person being saved.  Satan is clever in his deceptions, using a playbook with different variations for different groups of people.  In that regard, the Roman Church, the eastern churches, the Mormon Church, the Watchtower Society (the organization consisting of people who claim that they are witnesses for Jehovah), and other organizations have variations of deceptions that involve rejecting the message found in Genesis 3.  That chapter of the Bible has a clear message about works being unable to provide eternal life for people.  The various organizations that reject the message found in Genesis 3 have various doctrines that are distractions from the message found in Genesis 3.  In that regard, what the Roman Church is involved in is an elaborate fantasy.  The same applies to the eastern churches, the Mormon Church, the Watchtower Society, and other such organizations.  

Psalm 119:11

Your utterance / word / promise / command I have treasured in my heart that I do not sin against You.

Note:  The Hebrew noun that is translated as “utterance,” “word,” “promise,” or “command” in this verse is אִמְרָתֶ [pronounced im-rah-TEH and can be transliterated as 'imrahte].  That noun is an inflected form of the root word אִמְרָה [pronounced im-RAH and can be transliterated as 'imrah].  

Psalm 119:12

Blessed are You, O Jehovah / Yahweh / I am I am / the existing One; teach me Your statutes.

Note:  The Hebrew noun that is translated as “statutes” in this verse is חֻקֶּי [pronounced khook-KAY and can be transliterated as chuwqqei].  That noun is an inflected form of the root word חֹק [pronounced KHOHK and can be transliterated as choq].  

Psalm 119:13

With my lips, I have told of all the judgments/ordinances of Your mouth.

Note:  In this verse, the Hebrew noun that is translated as “judgments” or “ordinances” is מִשְׁפְּטֵי [pronounced meesh-peh-TAY and can be transliterated as mishpetei].  That noun is an inflected form of the root word מִשְׁפָּט [pronounced meesh-PAHT and can be transliterated as mishpat].  

Psalm 119:14

I have rejoiced in the way of Your testimonies as over all riches/wealth.

Note:  The Hebrew noun that is translated as “testimonies” in this verse is עֵדְותֶי [pronounced ay-deh-voh-TAY and can be transliterated as `eidevotei].  That noun is an inflected form of the root word עֵדוּת [pronounced ay-DOOTH and can be transliterated as `eduwth].  The psalmist valued the Word of God more than the psalmist valued material wealth.  

Psalm 119:15

I meditate on / ponder Your precepts and regard / look intently at / pay attention to Your ways.

Note:  In this verse, the Hebrew noun that is translated as “precepts” is פִקֻּדֶי [pronounced feek-koo-DAY and can be transliterated as phiqquwdei].  That noun is an inflected form of the root word פִּקּוּדִים [pronounced peek-KOOD and can be transliterated as piqquwd].  The meditating / pondering referenced in this verse involves meditating on / pondering the Word of God rather than meditating on / pondering nothingness, oneself, or something else.  Also, rather than having a casual, lackadaisical attitude toward what is described about God the Father in the Word of God, the psalmist was serious regarding learning what is described about God the Father in the Word of God.  

Psalm 119:16

I  delight myself in Your statutes; I do not cease to care about / do not forget Your Word.

Note:  The Hebrew noun that is translated as “statutes” in this verse is חֻקֹּתֶי [pronounced khoo-KOH-tay and can be transliterated as chuqqotei].  That noun is an inflected form of the root word חֻקָּה [pronounced khook-KAH and can be transliterated as chuqqah].  The psalmist enjoyed the Word of God.  

The Hebrew verb that is translated as “cease to care about” or “forget” in this verse is אֶשְׁכַּח [pronounced ehsh-KAKH and can be transliterated as eshkach].  That verb is an inflected form of the root word שָׁכַח [pronounced shah-KAKH and can be transliterated as shakach].  In the context of this verse and the preceding verses, rather than the usage of the verb eshkach in this verse referring to not forgetting every single piece of information that is contained in the Word of God, the usage of the verb eshkach in this verse refers to not forgetting about the Word of God in the sense of not ceasing to care about the Word of God.  In that regard, rather than the psalmist pushing out of his mind any thoughts about the Word of God, the psalmist remained mindful about the Word of God.  

Sincerely,

John