Each of the verses from 17-24, begins with a ג Gimel.
Ver. 17—Grant favor unto thy servant,
That I may live and keep Thy Word;
Ver. 18—Give the opening of the eyes that I may behold-
Wonderful things out of Thy law;
Ver. 19—Greatly am I estranged from the world;
Hide not Thy commandments from me;
Ver. 20—Grievously my soul breaks -
For the longing it hath for Thy judgments at all times;
Ver. 21—Going astray from Thy commandments-
The proud are cursed and rebuked by Thee;
Ver. 22—Grant that reproach and contempt may be removed-
For I have kept Thy testimonies;
Ver. 23—Great men (lit. princes) did set and speak against me;
But Thy servant did meditate in Thy statutes;
Ver. 24—Greatly delightful and instructive
Are Thy testimonies.