Psalm 119:81-88: Faithfulness in Affliction

There are two important words in Psalm 119:81–88 that appear more than once. The first is the word “fail,” and the second is the word “persecute.” “Fail” appears three times.               For your salvation my soul fails (v.81).               My eyes fail for your promulgation (v.82).               Almost they made me fail on the earth…