Psalm 119:169-176

Observation:
The psalmist begins and ends this last portion with the cry of the lost sheep that has gone astray. He realizes his need for understanding of the Word. He pleads for his crys to be heard and for deliverance. Lips to sing praise, and a tongue to sind the Word are his further desire. He asks for God's hand to always be at the ready to help him. He longs for God to save him and affirms that God's Word is always uppermost in his thoughts and his life. When he goes astray, he asks for God to seek him out because he has kept  God's commandments.
Application:
All we like sheep have gone astray. We have turned, everyone, to his own way. BUT God laid on Jesus our punishment for straying and turning away. May I be like the psalmist desiring God to find me when I inevitably turn away! May I not stubbornly keep going away from the One who can save me!