Daily Reading – Day 15 Psalm 119:113-120

Samekh

The letter Samekh is the 15th letter of the Aleph-Bet or alphabet. The root of the word Samech means “to lean upon,” “to uphold,” or “to support.” The pictograph for Samech looks something like a shield.

For a day in Your courtyards is better than a thousand elsewhere.I would rather stand at the threshold of the house of my God Than live in the tents of wickedness. For the LORD God is a sun and shield; The LORD gives grace and glory; He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity. LORD of armies, Blessed is the person who trusts in You! Psalm 84:10-12

¹¹³I hate those who are double-minded,
But I love Your Law.
¹¹⁴You are my hiding place and my shield;
I wait for Your word.
¹¹⁵Leave me, you evildoers,
So that I may comply with the commandments of my God.
¹¹⁶Sustain me according to Your word, that I may live;
And do not let me be ashamed of my hope.
¹¹⁷Sustain me so that I may be safe,
That I may have regard for Your statutes continually.
¹¹⁸You have rejected all those who stray from Your statutes,
For their deceitfulness is useless.
¹¹⁹You have removed all the wicked of the earth like impurities;
Therefore I love Your testimonies.
¹²⁰My flesh trembles from the fear of You,
And I am afraid of Your judgments.