Psalm 119 – Lamedh

After closing the first half of the psalm with a prayer stanza, the psalmist begins the second half with thoughts about what God’s Word is and what it does.  To start the psalm’s first half, he used the first three verses to talk about those who follow God’s Word – those blessed by walking according to the law and keeping the statutes.  He then talked about what followers do – understand obedience and promise to praise God and obey His Word.  In the second half, the first three verses  (v. 89-91) talk about God’s Word, then uses the rest of