Psalm 119:38-51

English Standard Version

^38 (A)Confirm to your servant your promise,
    ^(B)that you may be feared.
³⁹ Turn away the ^(C)reproach that I dread,
    for your rules are good.
⁴⁰ Behold, I ^(D)long for your precepts;
    ^(E)in your righteousness give me life!

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

⁴⁹ Remember ^(Q)your word to your servant,
    in which you have made me ^(R)hope.
⁵⁰ This is ^(S)my comfort in my affliction,
    that your promise ^(T)gives me life.
^51 (U)The insolent utterly deride me,
    but I do not ^(V)turn away from your law.