⁹ How can ^(A)a young man keep his way pure?
    By guarding it according to your word.
^10 (B)With my whole heart I seek you;
    let me not ^(C)wander from your commandments!
¹¹ I have ^(D)stored up your word in my heart,
    that I might not sin against you.
¹² Blessed are you, O Lord;
    ^(E)teach me your statutes!
¹³ With my lips I ^(F)declare
    all the rules^[a] of your mouth.
¹⁴ In the way of your testimonies I ^(G)delight
    as much as in all ^(H)riches.
¹⁵ I will ^(I)meditate on your precepts
    and fix my eyes on your ^(J)ways.
¹⁶ I will ^(K)delight in your statutes;
    I will not forget your word.

^17 (L)Deal bountifully with your servant,
    ^(M)that I may live and keep your word.
¹⁸ Open my eyes, that I may behold
    wondrous things out of your law.
¹⁹ I am ^(N)a sojourner on the earth;
    ^(O)hide not your commandments from me!
²⁰ My soul is consumed with ^(P)longing
    for your rules^[b] at all times.
²¹ You rebuke ^(Q)the insolent, ^(R)accursed ones,
    who ^(S)wander from your commandments.
²² Take away from me ^(T)scorn and contempt,
    ^(U)for I have kept your testimonies.
²³ Even though ^(V)princes sit plotting against me,
    your servant will ^(W)meditate on your statutes.
²⁴ Your testimonies are my ^(X)delight;
    they are my ^(Y)counselors.