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Psalms 119:12
12Blessed are you, Yahweh. Teach me your statutes.
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First, the object of love is clear: "Thy commandments"—not the psalmist's own desires or the world's counsel, but the very Word of Elohim *theos* (God).
First comes the ascription of blessing: "Blessed art thou, O LORD." Here the psalmist recognizes Yahweh's infinite perfection, His majesty, and His absolute worthiness of praise.
Spurgeon identifies three compelling reasons woven into Scripture's wonderful character.
Matthew Henry observed this pattern with precision: first, David gives glory to God—'Blessed art thou, O LORD'—and second, he asks grace from God.