Psalm 119:137-160

Common English Bible

¹³⁷ Lord, you are righteous,
    and your rules are right.
¹³⁸ The laws you commanded are righteous,
    completely trustworthy.
¹³⁹ Anger consumes me
    because my enemies have forgotten what you’ve said.
¹⁴⁰ Your word has been tried and tested;
    your servant loves your word!
¹⁴¹ I’m insignificant and unpopular,
    but I don’t forget your precepts.
¹⁴² Your righteousness lasts forever!
    Your Instruction is true!
¹⁴³ Stress and strain have caught up with me,
    but your commandments are my joy!
¹⁴⁴ Your laws are righteous forever.
    Help me understand so I can live!

¹⁴⁵ I cry out with all my heart:
    “Lord, answer me so I can guard your statutes!”
¹⁴⁶ I cry out to you, “Save me
    so I can keep your laws!”
¹⁴⁷ I meet the predawn light and cry for help.
    I wait for your promise.
¹⁴⁸ My eyes encounter each hour of the night
    as I think about your word.
¹⁴⁹ Listen to my voice, according to your faithful love.
    Lord, make me live again, according to your justice.
¹⁵⁰ The people who love to plot wicked schemes are nearby,
    but they are so far from your Instruction!
¹⁵¹ But you, Lord, are nearby too,
    and all your commandments are true.
¹⁵² Long ago I learned from your laws
    that you had established them forever.

¹⁵³ Look at my suffering and deliver me
    because I haven’t forgotten your Instruction.
¹⁵⁴ Argue my case and redeem me.
    Make me live again by your word.
¹⁵⁵ Salvation is far from the wicked
    because they haven’t pursued your statutes.
¹⁵⁶ You have so much compassion, Lord—
    make me live again, according to your rules.
¹⁵⁷ My oppressors and enemies are many,
    but I haven’t turned away from your laws.
¹⁵⁸ I look on the faithless, and I am disgusted
    because they haven’t kept your word.
¹⁵⁹ Look at how much I love your precepts.
    Make me live again, Lord, according to your faithful love!
¹⁶⁰ The first thing to know about your word is that it is true
    and that all your righteous rules last forever.