I counted 23 times that the psalmist in Psalm 119 asked God for understanding. Yet I also get a strong sense that he wasn't just trying to accumulate facts. He wasn't just trying to gather data and storehouse knowledge. He wasn't trying to do a massive google-like search for information. Verse 105 gives us a clear insight into the psalmist's heart: Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path.
The psalmist knew that to walk safely in darkness that he needed a lamp to guide his steps. To navigate through danger and lurking evil, he needed a light to shine the way to find the right path to follow. He knew that to keep his mind free from vain philosophy and false values, he needed to seek the only source of absolute truth and knowledge---the Word of God. His desire throughout the psalm is to know God more by seeking his knowledge and understanding so that he could obediently follow God's commands. I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you (v.11).
Funny how thousands of years later, nothing has changed regarding the light for our path. It is still the revealed Word of God that remains the same---then, now and forever.
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