¹⁶⁹ May my cry come^(A) before you, Lord;
    give me understanding^(B) according to your word.^(C)
170 May my supplication come^(D) before you;
    deliver me^(E) according to your promise.^(F)
171 May my lips overflow with praise,^(G)
    for you teach me^(H) your decrees.
¹⁷² May my tongue sing^(I) of your word,
    for all your commands are righteous.^(J)
173 May your hand be ready to help^(K) me,
    for I have chosen^(L) your precepts.
¹⁷⁴ I long for your salvation,^(M) Lord,
    and your law gives me delight.^(N)
175 Let me live^(O) that I may praise you,
    and may your laws sustain me.
¹⁷⁶ I have strayed like a lost sheep.^(P)
    Seek your servant,
    for I have not forgotten^(Q) your commands.