Nun

105 (A)Your word is a lamp to my feet
    and a light to my path.
106 I have (B)sworn an oath and confirmed it,
    to keep your (C)righteous rules.
107 I am severely (D)afflicted;
    (E)give me life, O Lord, according to your word!
108 Accept (F)my freewill offerings of praise, O Lord,
    and (G)teach me your rules.
109 I hold my life (H)in my hand continually,
    but I do not (I)forget your law.
110 The wicked have laid (J)a snare for me,
    but (K)I do not stray from your precepts.
111 Your testimonies are (L)my heritage forever,
    for they are (M)the joy of my heart.
112 I (N)incline my heart to perform your statutes
    forever, (O)to the end.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 119:112 Or statutes; the reward is eternal

105 Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.(A)

106 I have sworn [an oath] and have confirmed it, that I will keep Your righteous ordinances [hearing, receiving, loving, and obeying them].(B)

107 I am sorely afflicted; renew and quicken me [give me life], O Lord, according to Your word!

108 Accept, I beseech You, the freewill offerings of my mouth, O Lord, and teach me Your ordinances.(C)

109 My life is continually in my hand, yet I do not forget Your law.

110 The wicked have laid a snare for me, yet I do not stray from Your precepts.

111 Your testimonies have I taken as a heritage forever, for they are the rejoicing of my heart.(D)

112 I have inclined my heart to perform Your statutes forever, even to the end.

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105 Your words are a flashlight to light the path ahead of me and keep me from stumbling. 106 I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again and again: I will obey these wonderful laws of yours.

107 I am close to death at the hands of my enemies; oh, give me back my life again, just as you promised me. 108 Accept my grateful thanks and teach me your desires. 109 My life hangs in the balance, but I will not give up obedience to your laws. 110 The wicked have set their traps for me along your path, but I will not turn aside. 111 Your laws are my joyous treasure forever. 112 I am determined to obey you until I die.

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