In the last of these three stanzas (ayin, vv. 121-128), which have to do with walking by God's Word, the contrasts that have already been introduced reoccur: the need for clear direction in a sinful, dark world; threat of enemies versus the sustaining grace of God; and hatred of sin versus love of God's Word. But going on from the writer's awe of God introduced at the end of the last stanza, what this stanza emphasizes is that if we are to walk as God wants us to walk, we must keep looking to him intently and at all times. As far as sin is concerned, we must look to God's commandments. As far as dangers go, we must look to God for deliverance. 

Choosing the right path and avoiding wrong ones brings us to the first of our two stanzas (vv. 113-120), in which the writer speaks particularly about right and wrong paths. The point of the last stanza was that the Bible alone enables us to see the right way clearly. The point of this stanza is that if we are to walk as God wants us to walk, we must determine to do it, since there are many contrary paths and much opposition. 

We have already seen how the fourteenth stanza speaks of the clarity of the Word of God. The Bible is not only clear itself; it is clarifying, which means that we see other things clearly by its light. The psalmist has noted the various things we see: 1) the way we should go (v. 105); 2) righteous behavior (v. 106); 3) suffering (v. 107); 4) right worship (v. 108); 5) the dangers of this life (v. 109); and 6) enemies (v. 110). In today's study we conclude this list. 

The Bible is not only clear itself; it is clarifying, which means that we see other things clearly by its light. What things do we see clearly? We looked at the first item yesterday, which is the way we should go. Today we continue with three other answers to the question. 

The nighttime journeys of Israel through the wilderness were illumined by a pillar of fire that moved before them on their march. Most of the time the pillar stood in the center of their camp over the Most Holy Place of the tabernacle where during the day it was a pillar of cloud. But when they marched it went before them to lead the way, and at night it also illumined their path by becoming a flaming pillar of light (see Exod. 40:36-38). In a similar way our nighttime passage through the dark and dangerous journey of this life is illumined by God's Word, the Bible.