Psalm 119:17-32

Holman Christian Standard Bible

¹⁷ Deal generously with Your servant^(A)
so that I might live;
then I will keep Your word.
¹⁸ Open my eyes so that I may contemplate
wonderful things from Your instruction.
¹⁹ I am a stranger on earth;^(B)
do not hide Your commands from me.
²⁰ I am continually overcome
with longing for Your judgments.^(C)
21 You rebuke the proud,
the ones under a curse,^(D)
who wander from Your commands.^(E)
22 Take insult and contempt away from me,^(F)
for I have kept Your decrees.
²³ Though princes sit together speaking against me,^(G)
Your servant will think about Your statutes;^(H)
24 Your decrees are my delight
and my counselors.^(I)

²⁵ My life is down in the dust;^(J)
give me life^(K) through Your word.
²⁶ I told You about my life,
and You listened to me;
teach me Your statutes.^(L)
27 Help me understand
the meaning of Your precepts
so that I can meditate on Your wonders.^(M)
28 I am weary^[a] from grief;
strengthen me through Your word.^(N)
29 Keep me from the way of deceit
and graciously give me Your instruction.
³⁰ I have chosen the way of truth;
I have set Your ordinances before me.^(O)
31 I cling to Your decrees;
Lord, do not put me to shame.^(P)
32 I pursue the way of Your commands,
for You broaden my understanding.^[b](Q)