This section of Psalm 119 is a hymn of praise to God's word. The psalmist makes no petitions here.
The psalmist's love of God's instruction reflects his love of God himself. His focused meditation on that word, following the way of wisdom described in Psalm 1:2, is a form of worship.
The psalmist praises God as the greatest source of wisdom, greater than any human source. He is not boasting, and it is not his intention to ignore his teachers or the elders. It's just that God's Word is greater than any other teaching, and God greater than any other teacher.
His study of God's instruction leads him to love God's instruction and seek to follow the way of wisdom. God's Word enables him to discern the right way and to shun the way of evil.
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