Vs. 17 — Deal bountifully with Your servant, That I may live and keep Your word.

The burden of this stanza deals with the sufficiency of God and His Word in times of difficulty. Out of obviously difficult circumstances, the young man of Psalm 119 cries out for enablement to meet severe pressures through the Word of God and dependence upon the God of the Word. (Kantenwein, L. L. (2003). Diagrammatical analysis (p. 87). Bellingham, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc.)

Prayer:

O’ Lord I thank You for always dealing bountifully with me and all of Your servants. You are gracious with us in the small and big areas of our lives, even in the crisis. Deal bountiful with my brethren who are persecuted for Your name’s sake; bountiful in joy, peace, strength, and healing. I do not ask for bountiful things, but a fullness and completeness in faith and love in their hearts.