God revealed in His Word what He wanted us to know about Him. As a result, we love Him based on His revelation, not on ideas about God we made up.

The Christian life is the long process of replacing our ideas about God with the truth about God.

One of the reasons the psalmist focused on God's word is that the Bible is the way God chose for us to learn about Him -- His plans, His ways, and His gospel seen in the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus.

Face it -- if God had not told about Himself and His plan for us to have a right relationship with Him, we could have never guessed it.

In a sense, religion is man's best guess about God.

Christianity is God's revelation that makes guessing unnecessary.

41 Let Your faithful love come to me, Lord, Your salvation, as You promised. 42 Then I can answer the one who taunts me, for I trust in Your word. 43 Never take the word of truth from my mouth, for I hope in Your judgments. 44 I will always keep Your law, forever and ever. 45 I will walk freely in an open place because I seek Your precepts. 46 I will speak of Your decrees before kings and not be ashamed. 47 I delight in Your commands, which I love. 48 I will lift up my hands to Your commands, which I love, and will meditate on Your statutes. Psalms 119:41-48

Never Take the Word Psalms 119:41-48 Verse 1 Let your faithful love come to me, Lord; your salvation as you promised. Then I can answer the one who taunts me; for I trust in your word.

Chorus Never take the word of truth from my mouth. For I hope in your judgments. I will always keep, always keep your law; keep your law forever and ever. Keep your law forever and ever.

Verse 2 I will walk freely in an open place because I seek your precepts. I will speak of your decrees before kings and not be ashamed.

Repeat Chorus Bridge I delight in your commands, your commands which I love. I will lift, lift up my hands to your commands which I love And will meditate on your statues.

Repeat Chorus and Close Never take the word of truth from my mouth. For I hope in your judgments. I will always keep always keep your law; keep your law forever and ever. Keep your law forever and ever.