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.

^25 (Z)My soul clings to the dust;
    ^(AA)give me life ^(AB)according to your word!
²⁶ When ^(AC)I told of my ways, you answered me;
    ^(AD)teach me your statutes!
^27 (AE)Make me understand the way of your precepts,
    and I will ^(AF)meditate on your wondrous works.
^28 (AG)My soul melts away for sorrow;
    strengthen me according to your word!
²⁹ Put false ways far from me
    and graciously ^(AH)teach me your law!
³⁰ I have chosen the way of faithfulness;
    I ^(AI)set your rules before me.
³¹ I cling to your testimonies, O Lord;
    ^(AJ)let me not be put to shame!
³² I will run in the way of your commandments
    when you ^(AK)enlarge my heart!^[c]

^33 (AL)Teach me, O Lord, the way of your statutes;
    and I will keep it ^(AM)to the end.^[d]
34 (AN)Give me understanding, that I may keep your law
    and observe it with my whole heart.
^35 (AO)Lead me in the path of your commandments,
    for I ^(AP)delight in it.
^36 (AQ)Incline my heart to your testimonies,
    and not to ^(AR)selfish gain!
^37 (AS)Turn my eyes from looking at worthless things;
    and ^(AT)give me life in your ways.
^38 (AU)Confirm to your servant your promise,
    ^(AV)that you may be feared.
³⁹ Turn away the ^(AW)reproach that I dread,
    for your rules are good.
⁴⁰ Behold, I ^(AX)long for your precepts;
    ^(AY)in your righteousness give me life!

⁴¹ Let your ^(AZ)steadfast love come to me, O Lord,
    your salvation ^(BA)according to your promise;
⁴² then ^(BB)shall I have an answer for him ^(BC)who taunts me,
    for I trust in your word.
⁴³ And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth,
    for my ^(BD)hope is in your rules.
⁴⁴ I will keep your law continually,
    forever and ever,
⁴⁵ and I shall walk ^(BE)in a wide place,
    for I have ^(BF)sought your precepts.
⁴⁶ I will also speak of your testimonies ^(BG)before kings
    and shall not be put to shame,
⁴⁷ for I ^(BH)find my delight in your commandments,
    which I love.
⁴⁸ I will ^(BI)lift up my hands toward your commandments, which I love,
    and I will ^(BJ)meditate on your statutes.

⁴⁹ Remember ^(BK)your word to your servant,
    in which you have made me ^(BL)hope.
⁵⁰ This is ^(BM)my comfort in my affliction,
    that your promise ^(BN)gives me life.
^51 (BO)The insolent utterly deride me,
    but I do not ^(BP)turn away from your law.
⁵² When I think of your rules from of old,
    I take comfort, O Lord.
^53 (BQ)Hot indignation seizes me because of the wicked,
    who forsake your law.
⁵⁴ Your statutes have been my songs
    in the house of my ^(BR)sojourning.
⁵⁵ I ^(BS)remember your name in the night, O Lord,
    and keep your law.
⁵⁶ This blessing has fallen to me,
    that ^(BT)I have kept your precepts.

^57 (BU)The Lord is my portion;
    I promise to keep your words.
⁵⁸ I ^(BV)entreat your favor with all my heart;
    be gracious to me ^(BW)according to your promise.
⁵⁹ When I ^(BX)think on my ways,
    I turn my feet to your testimonies;
⁶⁰ I hasten and do not delay
    to keep your commandments.
⁶¹ Though ^(BY)the cords of the wicked ensnare me,
    I do not ^(BZ)forget your law.
⁶² At ^(CA)midnight I rise to praise you,
    because of your ^(CB)righteous rules.
^63 (CC)I am a companion of all who fear you,
    of those who keep your precepts.
^64 (CD)The earth, O Lord, is full of your steadfast love;
    ^(CE)teach me your statutes!

⁶⁵ You have dealt well with your servant,
    O Lord, ^(CF)according to your word.
⁶⁶ Teach me ^(CG)good judgment and knowledge,
    for I believe in your commandments.
^67 (CH)Before I was afflicted I went astray,
    but now I keep your word.
^68 (CI)You are good and do good;
    ^(CJ)teach me your statutes.
^69 (CK)The insolent ^(CL)smear me with lies,
    but with my whole heart I ^(CM)keep your precepts;
⁷⁰ their heart is unfeeling ^(CN)like fat,
    but I ^(CO)delight in your law.
⁷¹ It is ^(CP)good for me that I was afflicted,
    that I might learn your statutes.
^72 (CQ)The law of your mouth is better to me
    than thousands of gold and silver pieces.

^73 (CR)Your hands have made and fashioned me;
    ^(CS)give me understanding that I may learn your commandments.
⁷⁴ Those who fear you shall see me and ^(CT)rejoice,
    because I have ^(CU)hoped in your word.
⁷⁵ I know, O Lord, that your rules are ^(CV)righteous,
    and that in ^(CW)faithfulness you have afflicted me.
⁷⁶ Let your steadfast love comfort me
    according to your promise to your servant.
⁷⁷ Let your ^(CX)mercy come to me, that I may live;
    for your law is my ^(CY)delight.
⁷⁸ Let ^(CZ)the insolent be put to ^(DA)shame,
    because they have ^(DB)wronged me with falsehood;
    as for me, I will ^(DC)meditate on your precepts.
⁷⁹ Let those who fear you ^(DD)turn to me,
    that they may know your testimonies.
⁸⁰ May my heart be ^(DE)blameless in your statutes,
    ^(DF)that I may not be put to shame!

⁸¹ My soul ^(DG)longs for your salvation;
    I ^(DH)hope in your word.
⁸² My ^(DI)eyes long for your promise;
    I ask, ^(DJ)“When will you comfort me?”
⁸³ For I have ^(DK)become like a ^(DL)wineskin in the smoke,
    yet I have not forgotten your statutes.
^84 (DM)How long must your servant endure?^{[e]
    (DN)}When will you judge those who persecute me?
^85 (DO)The insolent have ^(DP)dug pitfalls for me;
    they do not live according to your law.
⁸⁶ All your commandments are ^(DQ)sure;
    they persecute me ^(DR)with falsehood; ^(DS)help me!
⁸⁷ They have almost made an end of me on earth,
    but I have not forsaken your precepts.
⁸⁸ In your steadfast love ^(DT)give me life,
    that I may keep the testimonies of your mouth.

⁸⁹ Forever, O Lord, your ^(DU)word
    is firmly fixed in the heavens.
⁹⁰ Your ^(DV)faithfulness endures to all generations;
    you have ^(DW)established the earth, and it ^(DX)stands fast.
⁹¹ By your ^(DY)appointment they stand this day,
    for all things are your servants.
⁹² If your law had not been my ^(DZ)delight,
    I would have perished in my affliction.
⁹³ I will never forget your precepts,
    for by them you have ^(EA)given me life.
⁹⁴ I am yours; save me,
    ^(EB)for I have sought your precepts.
⁹⁵ The wicked lie in wait to destroy me,
    but I consider your testimonies.
⁹⁶ I have seen a limit to all perfection,
    but your commandment is exceedingly ^(EC)broad.

⁹⁷ Oh how ^(ED)I love your law!
    It is my ^(EE)meditation all the day.
⁹⁸ Your commandment makes me ^(EF)wiser than my enemies,
    for it is ever with me.
⁹⁹ I have more understanding than all my teachers,
    for ^(EG)your testimonies are my meditation.
¹⁰⁰ I understand more than ^(EH)the aged,^[f]
    for I ^(EI)keep your precepts.
¹⁰¹ I ^(EJ)hold back my feet from every evil way,
    in order to keep your word.
¹⁰² I do not turn aside from your rules,
    for you have taught me.
¹⁰³ How ^(EK)sweet are your words to my taste,
    sweeter than honey to my mouth!
¹⁰⁴ Through your precepts I get understanding;
    therefore ^(EL)I hate every false way.

^105 (EM)Your word is a lamp to my feet
    and a light to my path.
¹⁰⁶ I have ^(EN)sworn an oath and confirmed it,
    to keep your ^(EO)righteous rules.
¹⁰⁷ I am severely ^(EP)afflicted;
    ^(EQ)give me life, O Lord, according to your word!
¹⁰⁸ Accept ^(ER)my freewill offerings of praise, O Lord,
    and ^(ES)teach me your rules.
¹⁰⁹ I hold my life ^(ET)in my hand continually,
    but I do not ^(EU)forget your law.
¹¹⁰ The wicked have laid ^(EV)a snare for me,
    but ^(EW)I do not stray from your precepts.
¹¹¹ Your testimonies are ^(EX)my heritage forever,
    for they are ^(EY)the joy of my heart.
¹¹² I ^(EZ)incline my heart to perform your statutes
    forever, ^(FA)to the end.^[g]

¹¹³ I hate ^(FB)the double-minded,
    but I love ^(FC)your law.
¹¹⁴ You are my ^(FD)hiding place and my ^(FE)shield;
    I ^(FF)hope in your word.
^115 (FG)Depart from me, you evildoers,
    that I may ^(FH)keep the commandments of my God.
¹¹⁶ Uphold me ^(FI)according to your promise, that I may live,
    and let me not be ^(FJ)put to shame in my ^(FK)hope!
^117 (FL)Hold me up, that I may be safe
    and have regard for your statutes continually!
¹¹⁸ You ^(FM)spurn all who ^(FN)go astray from your statutes,
    for their cunning is in vain.
¹¹⁹ All the wicked of the earth you discard like ^(FO)dross,
    therefore ^(FP)I love your testimonies.