Twenty-two alphabetic stanzas delight in Torah: Waw stanza

Waw asks that mercy arrive as an answer in the mouth

Let thy mercies come also unto me, O LORD, even thy salvation, according to thy word. So shall I have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth me: for I trust in thy word. And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth; for I have hoped in thy judgments.

Hesed and salvation are requested as incoming gifts, matching a promise already spoken. The first use named is an answer to a taunter. The fear is of an emptied mouth, truth taken away. Hope is already in the judgments; the plea is that speech not fail.

Liberty, kings, and lifted hands are the shape of love for commands

So shall I keep thy law continually for ever and ever. And I will walk at liberty: for I seek thy precepts. I will speak of thy testimonies also before kings, and will not be ashamed. And I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I have loved. My hands also will I lift up unto thy commandments, which I have loved; and I will meditate in thy statutes.

Liberty here is a wide walk while seeking precepts, not a vacation from them. Testimony before kings is public courage. Lifted hands are the gesture of oath and worship aimed at the commandments themselves. Love is named twice so that duty cannot be heard as mere grind.