Psalm 119 is the longest in the Psalter. Like its related psalms (Psalms 1; 19; and 111), it is a work of Torah wisdom, presenting the Torah revealed by YHWH as the source of wisdom and instruction for a successful life. Typical of the wisdom teaching in Psalm 119 are above all the beatitudes, the idea of life as a journey, the insistence on learning the Torah, and the alphabetical acrostic that shapes the entire psalm (see below), but also the sharp contrast between the Torah-devotee