Psalm 119 is broken up into 22 sections of 8 verses each. Verses 97-104 are about the power of meditating. Verse 98 ~ make us wiser than our enemies. Verse 99 ~ more understanding than our teachers. Verse 100 ~ more understanding than the ancients. Verse 101 ~ restrains our feet from every evil way. Verse 102 ~ keep us from departing from God’s word. Verse 103 ~ sweet communion. Verse 104 ~ gives us a hatred for every false way.

James 1:5 says that if we need wisdom we can ask. James 3:18 says that wisdom from above is first of all pure. What could be purer than God’s word? Psalm 112:6 says, “The words of the Lord are pure words, like silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.”

Meditating in God’s word purifies our thought processes. Psalm 18:26 says, “With the pure You will show Yourself pure…” Trials purify our faith so that there is no hidden alloy to tarnish His reflection.