"I write unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I write unto you, little children, because ye have known the Father."
MEMORY HYMN [544]
"I love to tell the story."
A UNIQUE PSALM
I want to tell you about a unique Psalm. Which Psalm is it? It is the 119th.
The 119th Psalm is unique because of its length. It is the longest of the Psalms. It has one hundred and seventy-six verses.
It is unique because of its arrangement. It is divided into twenty-two equal parts. Each part contains eight verses.
Again, the 119th Psalm is an acrostic, or an alphabetical Psalm. It is built around the Hebrew alphabet. Each of the twenty-two portions begins with one of the letters of the Hebrew alphabet.
The Psalm is unique because of its content. It is given over entirely to a consideration of the law and commandments of God. Indeed, if you will read the Psalm, you will find that every verse says something about the precepts, or the statutes, or the commandments, or the word of God.