¹⁹ The living, the living—they praise^(A) you,
    as I am doing today;
parents tell their children^(B)
    about your faithfulness.

⁸ Yes, Lord, walking in the way of your laws,^[a](A)
    we wait^(B) for you;
your name^(C) and renown
    are the desire of our hearts.
⁹ My soul yearns for you in the night;^(D)
    in the morning my spirit longs^(E) for you.
When your judgments^(F) come upon the earth,
    the people of the world learn righteousness.^(G)

¹⁸ The Lord has chastened^(A) me severely,
    but he has not given me over to death.^(B)
19 Open for me the gates^(C) of the righteous;
    I will enter^(D) and give thanks to the Lord.

¹⁴ Deliver me^(A) from the guilt of bloodshed,^(B) O God,
    you who are God my Savior,^(C)
    and my tongue will sing of your righteousness.^(D)
15 Open my lips, Lord,^(E)
    and my mouth will declare your praise.

⁹ “What is gained if I am silenced,
    if I go down to the pit?^(A)
Will the dust praise you?
    Will it proclaim your faithfulness?^(B)