⁹ How can young people keep their paths pure?
    By guarding them according to what you’ve said.^[a]
10 I have sought you with all my heart.
    Don’t let me stray from any of your commandments!
¹¹ I keep your word close, in my heart,
    so that I won’t sin against you.
¹² You, Lord, are to be blessed!
    Teach me your statutes.
¹³ I will declare out loud
    all the rules you have spoken.
¹⁴ I rejoice in the content of your laws
    as if I were rejoicing over great wealth.
¹⁵ I will think about your precepts
    and examine all your paths.
¹⁶ I will delight in your statutes;
    I will not forget what you have said.

³³ Lord, teach me what your statutes are about,
    and I will guard every part of them.
³⁴ Help me understand so I can guard your Instruction
    and keep it with all my heart.
³⁵ Lead me on the trail of your commandments
    because that is what I want.
³⁶ Turn my heart to your laws,
    not to greedy gain.
³⁷ Turn my eyes away from looking at worthless things.
    Make me live by your way.
³⁸ Confirm your promise to your servant—
    the promise that is for all those who honor you.
³⁹ Remove the insults that I dread
    because your rules are good.
⁴⁰ Look how I desire your precepts!
    Make me live by your righteousness.

⁵⁷ The Lord is my possession.
    I promise to do what you have said.
⁵⁸ I’ve sought your favor with all my heart;
    have mercy on me according to your word.
⁵⁹ I’ve considered my ways and turned my feet back to your laws.
⁶⁰ I hurry to keep your commandments—
    I never put it off!
⁶¹ Though the wicked have surrounded me with their ropes,
    I haven’t forgotten your Instruction.
⁶² I get up in the middle of the night to give thanks to you
    because of your righteous rules.
⁶³ I’m a friend to everyone who honors you
    and to all who keep your precepts.
⁶⁴ Lord, the world is full of your faithful love!
    Teach me your statutes!

⁹⁷ I love your Instruction!
    I think about it constantly.
⁹⁸ Your commandment makes me wiser than my enemies
    because it is always with me.
⁹⁹ I have greater insight than all my teachers
    because I contemplate your laws.
¹⁰⁰ I have more understanding than the elders
    because I guard your precepts.
¹⁰¹ I haven’t set my feet on any evil path
    so I can make sure to keep your word.
¹⁰² I haven’t deviated from any of your rules
    because you are the one who has taught me.
¹⁰³ Your word is so pleasing to my taste buds—
    it’s sweeter than honey in my mouth!
¹⁰⁴ I’m studying your precepts—
    that’s why I hate every false path.