Psalm 119:9-24

New King James Version

⁹ How can a young man cleanse his way?
By taking heed according to Your word.
¹⁰ With my whole heart I have ^(A)sought You;
Oh, let me not wander from Your commandments!
^11 (B)Your word I have hidden in my heart,
That I might not sin against You.
¹² Blessed are You, O Lord!
Teach me Your statutes.
¹³ With my lips I have ^(C)declared
All the judgments of Your mouth.
¹⁴ I have rejoiced in the way of Your testimonies,
As much as in all riches.
¹⁵ I will meditate on Your precepts,
And ^[a]contemplate Your ways.
¹⁶ I will ^(D)delight myself in Your statutes;
I will not forget Your word.

^17 (E)Deal bountifully with Your servant,
That I may live and keep Your word.
¹⁸ Open my eyes, that I may see
Wondrous things from Your law.
^19 (F)I am a stranger in the earth;
Do not hide Your commandments from me.
^20 (G)My soul ^[b]breaks with longing
For Your judgments at all times.
²¹ You rebuke the proud—the cursed,
Who stray from Your commandments.
^22 (H)Remove from me reproach and contempt,
For I have kept Your testimonies.
²³ Princes also sit and speak against me,
But Your servant meditates on Your statutes.
²⁴ Your testimonies also are my delight
And my counselors.