This is the longest psalm - in fact it is the longest chapter in the whole Bible. And the psalm is another alphabetic acrostic with 22 stanzas, with 8 verses in each, using the 22 letters of each letter of the Hebrew alphabet to start each stanza. The psalm emphasizes the great value of God's word and stresses how much the author loves God's word, how good it is to meditate on it and how essential it is to obey it. Verse 105, out of the 176 verses, is the most well known verse when it says "Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path". The whole psalm exudes joy in God's word... your statutes are wonderful... it gives understanding to the simple... I love your commands more than gold, more than pure gold... how I love your law... how sweet are your promises to my taste! Coming to the close of this mega psalm the psalmist says: "May my tongue sing of your word, for all your commands are righteous... your law is my delight... let me live so that I can praise you!"
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