{"id":3588,"date":"2016-05-28T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-05-28T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/oyb\/forever-o-lord-your-word-is-firmly-fixed-in-the-heavens-psalm-11989-esv\/"},"modified":"2016-05-28T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-05-28T00:00:00","slug":"forever-o-lord-your-word-is-firmly-fixed-in-the-heavens-psalm-11989-esv","status":"publish","type":"oyb","link":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/oyb\/forever-o-lord-your-word-is-firmly-fixed-in-the-heavens-psalm-11989-esv","title":{"rendered":"\u201cForever, O Lord, your word is firmly fixed in the heavens&#8221; (Psalm 119:89 ESV)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Psalm 119 is an acrostic poem written in celebration of God&#8217;s Word. It&#8217;s 22 stanzas were based on the Hebrew alphabet and at 176 verses, it is the longest chapter in the Bible. Verse 89 marks the beginning of the &#8220;Lamedh&#8221; stanza and also stands near the halfway mark of the psalm. It is like a keystone in a beautiful archway, anchoring the Word of God in the heavens. It is wondrous to consider the stars at night, yet God&#8217;s Word is more &#8220;firmly fixed in the heavens&#8221; than any ancient constellation. Why trust an astrological sign when theological revelation is infinitely superior and more clear? The heavens and the earth may pass, but God&#8217;s Word will last forever (Matt. 24:35).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Psalm 119 is an acrostic poem written in celebration of God&#8217;s Word. It&#8217;s 22 stanzas were based on the Hebrew alphabet and at 176 verses, it is the longest chapter in the Bible. Verse 89 marks the beginning of the &#8220;Lamedh&#8221; stanza and also stands near the halfway mark of the psalm. It is like a keystone in a beautiful archway, anchoring the Word of God in the heavens. It is wondrous to consider the stars at night, yet God&#8217;s Word is more &#8220;firmly fixed in the heavens&#8221; than any ancient constellation. Why trust an astrological sign when theological revelation is infinitely superior and more clear? The heavens and the earth may pass, but God&#8217;s Word will last forever (Matt. 24:35).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[],"scripture-book":[1286],"scripture-chapter":[1452],"oyb_day":[1675],"location":[],"class_list":["post-3588","oyb","type-oyb","status-publish","hentry","scripture-book-psalms","scripture-chapter-1452","oyb_day-may-28"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oyb\/3588","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oyb"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/oyb"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3588"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3588"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3588"},{"taxonomy":"scripture-book","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/scripture-book?post=3588"},{"taxonomy":"scripture-chapter","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/scripture-chapter?post=3588"},{"taxonomy":"oyb_day","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oyb_day?post=3588"},{"taxonomy":"location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/location?post=3588"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}