Observation: the first half of this song describes how the skies proclaim God's glory. The second half is from a human perspective, praising God's law. Better than gold, sweeter than honey, pointing out mistakes we make that we'd never see in ourselves.
Application: I am not sure I always see the law of God as sweet or valuable. Thing is, being wrong and making mistakes doesn't feel too terrible if you don't know you're doing it. In fact, it often feels good. It's being corrected that hurts. Dishing a little gossip, letting loose with a friend about your frustrations with coworkers, laughing a little...all that feels pretty good. What ruins everything is when your friend has to be "that person" and redirect the conversation, reminding you that this isn't exactly square with who God would have us be.
There isn't always an immediate "pay-off" in knowing God's law. A lot of times it reminds us we're falling short. Compared with the rush of self-righteousness that comes from pointing out others' faults, it's a buzz-kill. Until we realize that we're not just sinners, but sinners whom God has forgiven. Grace means nothing unless we know the sin it overcomes.
Prayer: God, thank you for the mirror of your law, to see I'm not perfect, but forgiven. Let the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer. Amen.
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