Psalm 119:57-112

Evangelical Heritage Version

⁵⁷ You are my portion, O Lord.
I said I would keep your words.
⁵⁸ I have sought your favor with all my heart.
Be gracious to me according to your sayings.
⁵⁹ I have considered my ways,^[a]
and I have turned my feet to your testimonies.
⁶⁰ I will hurry. I will not delay.
I will keep your commandments.
⁶¹ The ropes of the wicked bind me,
but I do not forget your law.
⁶² At midnight I rise to give you thanks for your righteous judgments.
⁶³ I am a companion to all who fear you,
that is, to all who keep your precepts.
⁶⁴ Your mercy, Lord, fills the earth.
Teach me your statutes.

⁶⁵ You have done good for your servant, O Lord,
    according to your words.
⁶⁶ Teach me good judgment and knowledge,
for I believe in your commandments.
⁶⁷ Before I was afflicted I strayed,
but now I keep your saying.
⁶⁸ You are good, and you do good.
Teach me your statutes.
⁶⁹ The arrogant have smeared me with lies.
I guard your precepts with all my heart.
⁷⁰ Their calloused hearts^[b] feel nothing,
but I delight in your law.
⁷¹ It was good for me that I was afflicted,
so that I might learn your statutes.
⁷² Better for me is the law from your mouth
    than thousands of pieces of silver and gold.

⁷³ Your hands made me and established me.
Give me understanding.
Then I will learn your commandments.
⁷⁴ May those who fear you see me and rejoice,
because I wait confidently for your word.
⁷⁵ I know, Lord, that your judgments are righteous.
In faithfulness you have afflicted me.
⁷⁶ Please let your mercy be my comfort,
    according to your saying to your servant.
⁷⁷ Let your abundant compassion come to me that I may live,
because your law is my delight.
⁷⁸ Let the arrogant be put to shame,
because they have wronged me with lies.
As for me, I will meditate on your precepts.
⁷⁹ Let those who fear you turn to me,
and those who know your testimonies.
⁸⁰ Let my heart be blameless regarding your statutes,
so that I may not be put to shame.

⁸¹ My soul is worn out, as I wait for your salvation.
I wait confidently for your word.
⁸² My eyes are worn out, as I look for your sayings.
I say, “When will you comfort me?”
⁸³ Though I am like a wineskin in the smoke,
I do not forget your statutes.
⁸⁴ How many days does your servant have?
When will you inflict judgment on my persecutors?
⁸⁵ The arrogant dig pits for me.
This is against your laws.
⁸⁶ All your commandments are trustworthy.
The arrogant persecute me wrongfully. Help me.
⁸⁷ They almost put an end to me here on earth,
but I have not forsaken your precepts.
⁸⁸ Give me life according to your mercy,
and I will obey the testimony from your mouth.

⁸⁹ To eternity, O Lord, your word is fixed firmly in the heavens.
⁹⁰ For generation after generation, your faithfulness remains.
You established the earth, and it stands.
⁹¹ As for your judgments, they stand to this day,
because all things are your servants.
⁹² Unless your law had been my delight,
I would have perished in my affliction.
⁹³ To eternity I will not forget your precepts,
because by them you have given me life.
⁹⁴ I am yours. Save me,
because I have sought your precepts.
⁹⁵ The wicked are lying in wait for me to kill me,
but I will ponder your testimonies.
⁹⁶ I see a limit to all perfection,
but your commandment has no limits.

⁹⁷ How I love your laws!
I meditate on them all day long.
⁹⁸ Your commandment makes me wiser than my enemies,
because it is always with me.
⁹⁹ I have more wisdom than all my teachers,
because your testimonies are my meditation.
¹⁰⁰ I have more understanding than the elders,
    because I guard your precepts.
¹⁰¹ I have kept my feet off every evil path
    in order to keep your words.
¹⁰² I have not turned from your judgments,
    because you yourself have instructed me.
¹⁰³ How sweet are your sayings to my taste,
    sweeter than honey to my mouth!
¹⁰⁴ From your precepts I gain understanding.
    Therefore, I hate every false road.

¹⁰⁵ Your words are a lamp for my feet
    and a light for my path.
¹⁰⁶ I have sworn and affirmed
    that I will keep your righteous judgments.
¹⁰⁷ I have suffered much.
    Lord, give me life according to your words.
¹⁰⁸ Lord, please accept the willing praise from my mouth,
    and teach me your judgments.
¹⁰⁹ I take my life in my hands constantly,
    but I will not forget your law.
¹¹⁰ The wicked have set a snare for me,
    but I have not wandered from your precepts.
¹¹¹ I have inherited your testimonies forever.
    Yes, they are the joy of my heart.
¹¹² I turn my heart to do your statutes,
    forever, right to the end.