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128 Truly I direct my steps by all your precepts;[a]
    I hate every false way.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 119.128 Gk Jerome: Meaning of Heb uncertain

22 For I delight in the law of God in my inmost self,(A)

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104 Through your precepts I get understanding;
    therefore I hate every false way.(A)

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The law of the Lord is perfect,
    reviving the soul;
the decrees of the Lord are sure,
    making wise the simple;(A)
the precepts of the Lord are right,
    rejoicing the heart;
the commandment of the Lord is clear,
    enlightening the eyes;(B)

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Every word of God proves true;
    he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.(A)

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Then I shall not be put to shame,
    having my eyes fixed on all your commandments.(A)

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And what other great nation has statutes and ordinances as just as this entire law that I am setting before you today?

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16 Now if I do what I do not want, I agree that the law is good.

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The Inner Conflict

14 For we know that the law is spiritual, but I am of the flesh, sold into slavery under sin.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 7.14 Gk sold under sin

12 So the law is holy, and the commandment is holy and just and good.(A)

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118 You spurn all who go astray from your statutes,
    for their cunning is in vain.(A)

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27     That person sings to others and says,
‘I sinned and perverted what was right,
    and it was not paid back to me.(A)

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