The lovingkindness of the Lord invites such pleas. Poverty? Bereavement? Sickness? Painful dying? Unfairness? Oppression? Betrayal? God cares, and the needy cry out.

Wise counseling helps people face themselves honestly.

Judgments (or “ordinances”) put the emphasis on how God evaluates things. They teach us to weigh things for what they actually are.

This association is probably on everyone’s list: It’s about God’s Word.

Most non-hearers crave thinking well of themselves. They get angry when God insists we glorify him instead of serving our lust for self-esteem.

Psalm 119 is spoken out of ongoing struggle.

But the soul’s blind self-love resists this sort of change.

One common negative reaction is that many people feel burdened by it. The seemingly relentless read-your-Bible-memorize-Scripture emphasis can come across as moralistic.

you must believe it and live out the implications.