In Psalms, chapter nineteen, verses seven through eleven, the revelation of God’s law in the theme is more apparent than the one from God’s creation in verses one to six. These verses speak of five faucets of this better revelation.
The law, first of all, reflects the moral character of God and is “perfect” in its life-giving influence on the soul, as in verse seven. Secondly, the testimony represents God’s wisdom and will, which are “trustworthy” for making wise and prudent decisions in life, as in verse seven. Thirdly, the statues comprise God’s principles for “right” living that produce “joy” of being alive and receiving His blessing, as in verse eight for living righteously in covenant relationships and the wholesome “fear of the Lord” with enduring results in verse nine. The fifth is the judgments, where laws governing social life ensure justice and righteous treatment for the whole covenant community, as in verse nine, being more “desired” or valuable than gold, as in verse ten.
God is perfect because He is light and has no sin. Everything the Lord does is done to perfection and is beyond intelligence or elite thinking. For example, no one can explain how he made humans, such as when a person gets cut and how the wound can heal to full recovery. Another instance is how God created the trees to grow and bloom and then to wither and fall off during their off-season, only to grow again when the warm climate comes around.
The law of the Lord cleans human life from sin and lives in the light of God. After all, obedience is better than sacrifice, which produces a blessing from God and all His benefits. The reward in verse eleven of keeping the law is living it with God, who guides His people from the pitfalls of life. However, those who sacrifice by not following the law will experience the opposite.