Psalm 119:81-96

Good News Translation

⁸¹ I am worn out, Lord, waiting for you to save me;
    I place my trust in your word.
⁸² My eyes are tired from watching for what you promised,
    while I ask, “When will you help me?”
⁸³ I am as useless as a discarded wineskin;
    yet I have not forgotten your commands.
⁸⁴ How much longer must I wait?
    When will you punish those who persecute me?
⁸⁵ The proud, who do not obey your law,
    have dug pits to trap me.
⁸⁶ Your commandments are all trustworthy;
    people persecute me with lies—help me!
⁸⁷ They have almost succeeded in killing me,
    but I have not neglected your commands.
⁸⁸ Because of your constant love be good to me,
    so that I may obey your laws.

⁸⁹ Your word, O Lord, will last forever;
    it is eternal in heaven.
⁹⁰ Your faithfulness endures through all the ages;
    you have set the earth in place, and it remains.
⁹¹ All things remain to this day because of your command,
    because they are all your servants.
⁹² If your law had not been the source of my joy,
    I would have died from my sufferings.
⁹³ I will never neglect your instructions,
    because by them you have kept me alive.
⁹⁴ I am yours—save me!
    I have tried to obey your commands.
⁹⁵ The wicked are waiting to kill me,
    but I will meditate on your laws.
⁹⁶ I have learned that everything has limits;
    but your commandment is perfect.