Psalm 119

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Biblical psalm acrostic poem chapter of the Bible

Psalm 119 is the longest chapter in the Bible, an acrostic psalm that meditates extensively on the beauty, authority, and guidance of God's law.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Biblical psalm ⓘ acrostic poem ⓘ chapter of the Bible ⓘ
acrosticPattern	Hebrew alphabet ⓘ
canonicalStatus	canonical scripture ⓘ
describedAs	longest chapter in the Bible ⓘ
eachStanzaBeginsWithLetterOf	Hebrew alphabet ⓘ
emphasizes	memorization of God's word ⓘ moral purity through adherence to God's law ⓘ perseverance in affliction through trust in God's promises ⓘ
firstStanzaLetter	Aleph ⓘ
genre	Torah psalm ⓘ wisdom psalm ⓘ
keyTerm	commandments ⓘ judgments ⓘ law ⓘ precepts ⓘ statutes ⓘ testimonies ⓘ way ⓘ word ⓘ
language	Biblical Hebrew ⓘ
lastStanzaLetter	Tav ⓘ
liturgicalUse	Christian liturgy ⓘ Jewish liturgy ⓘ personal devotion ⓘ
notableVerse	Psalm 119 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Psalm 119:105 Psalm 119:11 ⓘ Psalm 119 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Psalm 119:130 Psalm 119:18 ⓘ Psalm 119:89 ⓘ
numberOfStanzas	22 ⓘ
numberOfVerses	176 ⓘ
openingWords	Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the LORD ⓘ
partOf	Psalms ⓘ surface form: Book of Psalms Tanakh ⓘ surface form: Hebrew Bible Bible ⓘ surface form: Old Testament
positionInBookOfPsalms	119 ⓘ
structureType	alphabetic acrostic ⓘ
theme	God's law ⓘ God's word ⓘ Torah ⓘ delight in God's commandments ⓘ faithfulness of God ⓘ guidance from God ⓘ meditation on Scripture ⓘ obedience ⓘ prayer ⓘ righteousness ⓘ suffering and affliction ⓘ
tradition	Christian ⓘ Jewish ⓘ
versesPerStanza	8 ⓘ

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Psalms → hasPart → Psalm 119 ⓘ

Dalet → isTitleOfPsalmSection → Psalm 119 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Psalm 119 Dalet stanza

Psalms → mostVersesChapter → Psalm 119 ⓘ

Psalm 119 → notableVerse → Psalm 119 self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Psalm 119:105

Psalm 119 → notableVerse → Psalm 119 self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Psalm 119:130