Psalm 119:17-32

God's commands are not focused on exclusions. Verse 24 says they are to be our guides. How can they guide us? Considering verse 23 as the beginning of the thought God's commands will guide us out of the death traps that our enemies set for us.  When we add the circumstances in verse 22 we can see how God's commands will liberate us from the need to retaliate for insults and scorn we receive. We see God's Law guiding Jesus out of the devil's traps in Matthew 4:1-11. Knowing God's revelation is not a form of imprisonment. Just like the exodus it is a liberation.
Stuart