The sixth letter in the Hebrew alphabet is Vav. In ancient Hebrew, it meant a nail or wooden peg. Vav symbolizes: (1) joining together; (2) making secure; and (3) becoming bound to. The meditation of Vav causes us to consider our alliances, our friends, and our way of life. What does your life, not your stated beliefs, reveal about what you are nailed to? The Hebrew word for at home or to rest is na-vah. The word picture tells us that resting comes from a life that is secured, i.e. nailed to something. The word for lust is a-vah. The word picture informs us that lust is the strong nail that binds you to itself. It can be what controls you. Who or what are you nailed to? The word ka-vah means to bind together. The word picture is that of the binding together that comes after the nail. This is the result of being nailed or secured to someone or something.
In Psalm 119, verses 41-48 all begin with the letter Vav. Since Vav is the nail that secures, these eight verses inform us that the security of ADONAI's word and loving kindness will provide us an answer to reproach and will allow us to walk in liberty. Notice, this is not a freedom to do as we please. Instead, it is a freedom that comes from being bound to His Torah. Freedom is freedom to obey. Obey what? Obey the Torah, i.e. instruction or guidance, that comes from ADONAI.
Today, ask yourself what are you bound to? What secures you? Is it your own efforts and abilities, or is it the word of ADONAI? If it is ADONAI, then you should be following the Torah. After all, if you are bound to ADONAI, and He has given you the Torah to know how He wants you to live, then the Torah is the nail that will keep you secured.
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