¹Blessed are those whose way is blameless, ²Blessed are those who keep His testimonies ³They do no iniquity; ⁴You have ordained Your precepts, ⁵Oh, that my ways were committed ⁶Then I would not be ashamed ⁷I will praise You with an upright heart ⁸I will keep Your statutes; ⁹How can a young man keep his way pure? ¹⁰With all my heart I have sought You; ¹¹I have hidden Your word in my heart ¹²Blessed are You, O LORD; ¹³With my lips I proclaim ¹⁴I rejoice in the way of Your testimonies ¹⁵I will meditate on Your precepts ¹⁶I will delight in Your statutes; ¹⁷Deal bountifully with Your servant, ¹⁸Open my eyes that I may see ¹⁹I am a stranger on the earth; ²⁰My soul is consumed with longing ²¹You rebuke the arrogant — ²²Remove my scorn and contempt, ²³Though rulers sit and slander me, ²⁴Your testimonies are indeed my delight; ²⁵My soul cleaves to the dust; ²⁶I recounted my ways, and You answered me; ²⁷Make clear to me the way of Your precepts; ²⁸My soul melts with sorrow; ²⁹Remove me from the path of deceit ³⁰I have chosen the way of truth; ³¹I cling to Your testimonies, O LORD; ³²I run in the path of Your commandments, ³³Teach me, O LORD, the way of Your statutes, ³⁴Give me understanding that I may obey Your law, ³⁵Direct me in the path of Your commandments, ³⁶Turn my heart to Your testimonies ³⁷Turn my eyes away from worthless things; ³⁸Establish Your word to Your servant, ³⁹Turn away the disgrace I dread, ⁴⁰How I long for Your precepts! ⁴¹May Your loving devotion come to me, O LORD, ⁴²Then I can answer him who taunts, ⁴³Never take Your word of truth from my mouth, ⁴⁴I will always obey Your law, ⁴⁵And I will walk in freedom, ⁴⁶I will speak of Your testimonies before kings, ⁴⁷I delight in Your commandments ⁴⁸I lift up my hands to Your commandments, which I love, ⁴⁹Remember Your word to Your servant, ⁵⁰This is my comfort in affliction, ⁵¹The arrogant utterly deride me, ⁵²I remember Your judgments of old, O LORD, ⁵³Rage has taken hold of me ⁵⁴Your statutes are songs to me ⁵⁵In the night, O LORD, I remember Your name, ⁵⁶This is my practice, ⁵⁷The LORD is my portion; ⁵⁸I have sought Your face with all my heart; ⁵⁹I considered my ways ⁶⁰I hurried without hesitating ⁶¹Though the ropes of the wicked bind me, ⁶²At midnight I rise to give You thanks ⁶³I am a friend to all who fear You, ⁶⁴The earth is filled with Your loving devotion, O LORD; ⁶⁵You are good to Your servant, O LORD, ⁶⁶Teach me good judgment and knowledge, ⁶⁷Before I was afflicted, I went astray; ⁶⁸You are good, and You do what is good; ⁶⁹Though the arrogant have smeared me with lies, ⁷⁰Their hearts are callous and insensitive, ⁷¹It was good for me to be afflicted, ⁷²The law from Your mouth is more precious to me ⁷³Your hands have made me and fashioned me; ⁷⁴May those who fear You see me and rejoice, ⁷⁵I know, O LORD, that Your judgments are righteous, ⁷⁶May Your loving devotion comfort me, I pray, ⁷⁷May Your compassion come to me, that I may live, ⁷⁸May the arrogant be put to shame for subverting me with a lie; ⁷⁹May those who fear You turn to me, ⁸⁰May my heart be blameless in Your statutes, ⁸¹My soul faints for Your salvation; ⁸²My eyes fail, looking for Your promise; ⁸³Though I am like a wineskin dried up by smoke, ⁸⁴How many days must Your servant wait? ⁸⁵The arrogant have dug pits for me ⁸⁶All Your commandments are faithful; ⁸⁷They almost wiped me from the earth, ⁸⁸Revive me according to Your loving devotion, ⁸⁹Your word, O LORD, is everlasting; ⁹⁰Your faithfulness continues through all generations; ⁹¹Your ordinances stand to this day, ⁹²If Your law had not been my delight, ⁹³I will never forget Your precepts, ⁹⁴I am Yours; save me, ⁹⁵The wicked wait to destroy me, ⁹⁶I have seen a limit to all perfection, ⁹⁷Oh, how I love Your law! ⁹⁸Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies, ⁹⁹I have more insight than all my teachers, ¹⁰⁰I discern more than the elders, ¹⁰¹I have kept my feet from every evil path, ¹⁰²I have not departed from Your ordinances, ¹⁰³How sweet are Your words to my taste— ¹⁰⁴I gain understanding from Your precepts; ¹⁰⁵Your word is a lamp to my feet ¹⁰⁶I have sworn and confirmed ¹⁰⁷I am severely afflicted, O LORD; ¹⁰⁸Accept the freewill offerings of my mouth, O LORD, ¹⁰⁹I constantly take my life in my hands, ¹¹⁰The wicked have set a snare for me, ¹¹¹Your testimonies are my heritage forever, ¹¹²I have inclined my heart to perform Your statutes, ¹¹³The double-minded I despise, ¹¹⁴You are my hiding place and my shield; ¹¹⁵Depart from me, you evildoers, ¹¹⁶Sustain me as You promised, that I may live; ¹¹⁷Uphold me, and I will be saved, ¹¹⁸You reject all who stray from Your statutes, ¹¹⁹All the wicked on earth You discard like dross; ¹²⁰My flesh trembles in awe of You; ¹²¹I have done what is just and right; ¹²²Ensure Your servant’s well-being; ¹²³My eyes fail, looking for Your salvation, ¹²⁴Deal with Your servant according to Your loving devotion, ¹²⁵I am Your servant; give me understanding, ¹²⁶It is time for the LORD to act, ¹²⁷Therefore I love Your commandments more than gold, ¹²⁸Therefore I admire all Your precepts ¹²⁹Wonderful are Your testimonies; ¹³⁰The unfolding of Your words gives light; ¹³¹I open my mouth and pant, ¹³²Turn to me and show me mercy, ¹³³Order my steps in Your word; ¹³⁴Redeem me from the oppression of man, ¹³⁵Make Your face shine upon Your servant, ¹³⁶My eyes shed streams of tears ¹³⁷Righteous are You, O LORD, ¹³⁸The testimonies You have laid down are righteous ¹³⁹My zeal has consumed me ¹⁴⁰Your promise is completely pure; ¹⁴¹I am lowly and despised, ¹⁴²Your righteousness is everlasting ¹⁴³Trouble and distress have found me, ¹⁴⁴Your testimonies are righteous forever. ¹⁴⁵I call with all my heart; answer me, O LORD! ¹⁴⁶I call to You; save me, ¹⁴⁷I rise before dawn and cry for help; ¹⁴⁸My eyes anticipate the watches of night, ¹⁴⁹Hear my voice, O LORD, according to Your loving devotion; ¹⁵⁰Those who follow after wickedness draw near; ¹⁵¹You are near, O LORD, ¹⁵²Long ago I learned from Your testimonies ¹⁵³Look upon my affliction and rescue me, ¹⁵⁴Defend my cause and redeem me; ¹⁵⁵Salvation is far from the wicked ¹⁵⁶Great are Your mercies, O LORD; ¹⁵⁷Though my persecutors and foes are many, ¹⁵⁸I look on the faithless with loathing ¹⁵⁹Consider how I love Your precepts, O LORD; ¹⁶⁰The entirety of Your word is truth, ¹⁶¹Rulers persecute me without cause, ¹⁶²I rejoice in Your promise ¹⁶³I hate and abhor falsehood, ¹⁶⁴Seven times a day I praise You ¹⁶⁵Abundant peace belongs to those who love Your law; ¹⁶⁶I wait for Your salvation, O LORD, ¹⁶⁷I obey Your testimonies ¹⁶⁸I obey Your precepts and Your testimonies, ¹⁶⁹May my cry come before You, O LORD; ¹⁷⁰May my plea come before You; ¹⁷¹My lips pour forth praise, ¹⁷²My tongue sings of Your word, ¹⁷³May Your hand be ready to help me, ¹⁷⁴I long for Your salvation, O LORD, ¹⁷⁵Let me live to praise You; ¹⁷⁶I have strayed like a lost sheep;