¹⁴⁵ I call with all my heart;^(A) answer me, Lord,
    and I will obey your decrees.^(B)
146 I call out to you; save me^(C)
    and I will keep your statutes.
¹⁴⁷ I rise before dawn^(D) and cry for help;
    I have put my hope in your word.
¹⁴⁸ My eyes stay open through the watches of the night,^(E)
    that I may meditate on your promises.
¹⁴⁹ Hear my voice^(F) in accordance with your love;^(G)
    preserve my life,^(H) Lord, according to your laws.
¹⁵⁰ Those who devise wicked schemes^(I) are near,
    but they are far from your law.
¹⁵¹ Yet you are near,^(J) Lord,
    and all your commands are true.^(K)
152 Long ago I learned from your statutes^(L)
    that you established them to last forever.^(M)