Verses 153-160 of Psalm 119 all start with the Hebrew character RESH. This stanza is like all the others in the psalm in that the Law of the LORD is embraced and extolled. 

Look on my affliction and deliver me, for I do not forget your law.

Plead my cause and redeem me; give me life according to your promise!

Salvation is far from the wicked, for they do not seek your statutes.

Great is your mercy, O Lord; give me life according to your rules.

Many are my persecutors and my adversaries, but I do not swerve from your testimonies.

I look at the faithless with disgust, because they do not keep your commands.

Consider how I love your precepts! Give me life according to your steadfast love.

The sum of your word is truth, and every one of your righteous rules endures forever.

 Read the psalm aloud, each person taking a verse in turn.

If your devotion time includes Bible study, you could use questions like

– What is the mood of the psalmist?

– What is the psalmist’s view of God?

– How does the writer communicate his appreciation for the Law of the Lord?

– The phrase “give me life” occurs three times.  What is the scope of “according to… your promise, your rules, your steadfast love.”

For Prayer, call attention to

– Requests the psalmist makes: for help and redemption

– Praise the psalmist offers: God’s mercy, psalmist’s love for the law

– The three uses of “give me life”, according to your promise, your rules, you steadfast love.