⁵ Oh that my ways may ^(A)be steadfast
    in keeping your statutes!
^6 (B)Then I shall not be put to shame,
    having my eyes fixed on all your commandments.
⁷ I will praise you with an upright heart,
    when I learn ^(C)your righteous rules.^[a]
8 I will keep your statutes;
    ^(D)do not utterly forsake me!

⁹ How can ^(E)a young man keep his way pure?
    By guarding it according to your word.
^10 (F)With my whole heart I seek you;
    let me not ^(G)wander from your commandments!

¹⁰³ How ^(A)sweet are your words to my taste,
    sweeter than honey to my mouth!
¹⁰⁴ Through your precepts I get understanding;
    therefore ^(B)I hate every false way.

^105 (C)Your word is a lamp to my feet
    and a light to my path.
¹⁰⁶ I have ^(D)sworn an oath and confirmed it,
    to keep your ^(E)righteous rules.