Psalm 119:145-176

Revised Standard Version

¹⁴⁵ With my whole heart I cry; answer me, O Lord!
    I will keep thy statutes.
¹⁴⁶ I cry to thee; save me,
    that I may observe thy testimonies.
¹⁴⁷ I rise before dawn and cry for help;
    I hope in thy words.
¹⁴⁸ My eyes are awake before the watches of the night,
    that I may meditate upon thy promise.
¹⁴⁹ Hear my voice in thy steadfast love;
    O Lord, in thy justice preserve my life.
¹⁵⁰ They draw near who persecute me with evil purpose;
    they are far from thy law.
¹⁵¹ But thou art near, O Lord,
    and all thy commandments are true.
¹⁵² Long have I known from thy testimonies
    that thou hast founded them for ever.

¹⁵³ Look on my affliction and deliver me,
    for I do not forget thy law.
¹⁵⁴ Plead my cause and redeem me;
    give me life according to thy promise!
¹⁵⁵ Salvation is far from the wicked,
    for they do not seek thy statutes.
¹⁵⁶ Great is thy mercy, O Lord;
    give me life according to thy justice.
¹⁵⁷ Many are my persecutors and my adversaries,
    but I do not swerve from thy testimonies.
¹⁵⁸ I look at the faithless with disgust,
    because they do not keep thy commands.
¹⁵⁹ Consider how I love thy precepts!
    Preserve my life according to thy steadfast love.
¹⁶⁰ The sum of thy word is truth;
    and every one of thy righteous ordinances endures for ever.

¹⁶¹ Princes persecute me without cause,
    but my heart stands in awe of thy words.
¹⁶² I rejoice at thy word
    like one who finds great spoil.
¹⁶³ I hate and abhor falsehood,
    but I love thy law.
¹⁶⁴ Seven times a day I praise thee
    for thy righteous ordinances.
¹⁶⁵ Great peace have those who love thy law;
    nothing can make them stumble.
¹⁶⁶ I hope for thy salvation, O Lord,
    and I do thy commandments.
¹⁶⁷ My soul keeps thy testimonies;
    I love them exceedingly.
¹⁶⁸ I keep thy precepts and testimonies,
    for all my ways are before thee.

¹⁶⁹ Let my cry come before thee, O Lord;
    give me understanding according to thy word!
¹⁷⁰ Let my supplication come before thee;
    deliver me according to thy word.
¹⁷¹ My lips will pour forth praise
    that thou dost teach me thy statutes.
¹⁷² My tongue will sing of thy word,
    for all thy commandments are right.
¹⁷³ Let thy hand be ready to help me,
    for I have chosen thy precepts.
¹⁷⁴ I long for thy salvation, O Lord,
    and thy law is my delight.
¹⁷⁵ Let me live, that I may praise thee,
    and let thy ordinances help me.
¹⁷⁶ I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant,
    for I do not forget thy commandments.