{"id":373,"date":"2010-10-07T23:24:47","date_gmt":"2010-10-08T03:24:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/systemsofmerritt.com\/wordpress\/?p=373"},"modified":"2015-08-27T20:50:28","modified_gmt":"2015-08-28T00:50:28","slug":"psalm-119-esv-devotional-and-iphoneapp-%e2%80%93-behold-wondrous-things","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/systemsofmerritt.com\/wordpress\/psalm-119-esv-devotional-and-iphoneapp-%e2%80%93-behold-wondrous-things\/373","title":{"rendered":"Behold Wondrous Things \u2013 Psalm 119 ESV 2 Minute Devotional"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-374\" title=\"beauty\" src=\"http:\/\/systemsofmerritt.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/esv1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"384\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/systemsofmerritt.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/esv1.jpg 640w, https:\/\/systemsofmerritt.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/esv1-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px\" \/>I was talking to my wife the other day, lamenting the fact that our flower beds are pretty much finished for the year. I remember, however, the beautiful flowers from seasons gone by. Things of beauty seem to imprint themselves on our memory.<br \/>\n<br \/>\nThis passage in Psalm 119 directs us to the beautiful and wondrous things in scripture. It asks God to open my eyes, and to not hide His commandments from me. Let that be my prayer as well.<br \/>\n<br \/>\nThe image of this beautiful flower is a delight to our eyes. I hope that I can also delight in God&#8217;s word. That it&#8217;s beauty can be imprinted on my memory, and be my counselor in times of need.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>I hope you have been blessed by Psalm 119 and the accompanying image taken from the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/psalm-daily-quotes-esv\/id354090091?mt=8&#038;uo=6&#038;at=10laLs&#038;ct=iosProducts\" target=\"_blank\">Psalm Daily Quotes ESV<\/a> iPhone app. Please visit our\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/systemsofmerritt.com\/wordpress\/\" target=\"_blank\">blog<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/fbraswell\" target=\"_blank\">twitter<\/a>, or\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Systems-of-Merritt-Inc\/139423869429884?created\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a> page regularly and pass these posts on to friends that need an encouraging word.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/psalm-daily-quotes-esv\/id354090091?mt=8&#038;uo=6&#038;at=10laLs&#038;ct=iosProducts\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-606 aligncenter\" title=\"Psalm ESV\" src=\"http:\/\/systemsofmerritt.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Banner-ESV6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"473\" height=\"160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/systemsofmerritt.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Banner-ESV6.jpg 473w, https:\/\/systemsofmerritt.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Banner-ESV6-300x101.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 473px) 100vw, 473px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was talking to my wife the other day, lamenting the fact that our flower beds are pretty much finished for the year. I remember, however, the beautiful flowers from seasons gone by. Things of beauty seem to imprint themselves on our memory. 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