Psalm 119:57-96

New American Standard Bible 1995

⁵⁷ The Lord is my ^(A)portion;
I have ^[a]promised to ^(B)keep Your words.
⁵⁸ I ^(C)sought Your favor ^(D)with all my heart;
^(E)Be gracious to me ^(F)according to Your ^[b]word.
⁵⁹ I ^(G)considered my ways
And turned my feet to Your testimonies.
⁶⁰ I hastened and did not delay
To keep Your commandments.
⁶¹ The ^(H)cords of the wicked have encircled me,
But I have ^(I)not forgotten Your law.
⁶² At ^(J)midnight I shall rise to give thanks to You
Because of Your ^(K)righteous ordinances.
⁶³ I am a ^(L)companion of all those who ^[c]fear You,
And of those who keep Your precepts.
^64 (M)The earth is full of Your lovingkindness, O Lord;
^(N)Teach me Your statutes.

⁶⁵ You have dealt well with Your servant,
O Lord, according to Your word.
⁶⁶ Teach me good ^[d](O)discernment and knowledge,
For I believe in Your commandments.
^67 (P)Before I was afflicted I went astray,
But now I keep Your word.
⁶⁸ You are ^(Q)good and ^(R)do good;
^(S)Teach me Your statutes.
⁶⁹ The arrogant ^[e]have ^(T)forged a lie against me;
With all my heart I will ^(U)observe Your precepts.
⁷⁰ Their heart is ^[f](V)covered with fat,
But I ^(W)delight in Your law.
⁷¹ It is ^(X)good for me that I was afflicted,
That I may learn Your statutes.
⁷² The ^(Y)law of Your mouth is better to me
Than thousands of gold and silver pieces.

^73 (Z)Your hands made me and ^[g]fashioned me;
^(AA)Give me understanding, that I may learn Your commandments.
⁷⁴ May those who ^[h]fear You ^(AB)see me and be glad,
Because I ^[i](AC)wait for Your word.
⁷⁵ I know, O Lord, that Your judgments are ^(AD)righteous,
And that ^(AE)in faithfulness You have afflicted me.
⁷⁶ O may Your lovingkindness ^[j]comfort me,
According to Your ^[k]word to Your servant.
⁷⁷ May ^(AF)Your compassion come to me that I may live,
For Your law is my ^(AG)delight.
⁷⁸ May ^(AH)the arrogant be ashamed, for they subvert me ^(AI)with a lie;
But I shall ^(AJ)meditate on Your precepts.
⁷⁹ May those who ^[l]fear You turn to me,
Even those who know Your testimonies.
⁸⁰ May my heart be ^[m](AK)blameless in Your statutes,
So that I will not ^(AL)be ashamed.

⁸¹ My ^(AM)soul languishes for Your salvation;
I ^[n](AN)wait for Your word.
⁸² My ^(AO)eyes fail with longing for Your ^[o]word,
^[p]While I say, “When will You comfort me?”
⁸³ Though I have ^(AP)become like a wineskin in the smoke,
I do ^(AQ)not forget Your statutes.
⁸⁴ How many are the ^(AR)days of Your servant?
When will You ^(AS)execute judgment on those who persecute me?
⁸⁵ The arrogant have ^(AT)dug pits for me,
Men who are not ^[q]in accord with Your law.
⁸⁶ All Your commandments are ^(AU)faithful;
They have ^(AV)persecuted me with a lie; ^(AW)help me!
⁸⁷ They almost destroyed me ^[r]on earth,
But as for me, I ^(AX)did not forsake Your precepts.
⁸⁸ Revive me according to Your lovingkindness,
So that I may keep the testimony of Your mouth.

^89 (AY)Forever, O Lord,
Your word ^[s]is settled in heaven.
⁹⁰ Your ^(AZ)faithfulness continues ^[t]throughout all generations;
You ^(BA)established the earth, and it ^(BB)stands.
⁹¹ They stand this day according to Your ^(BC)ordinances,
For ^(BD)all things are Your servants.
⁹² If Your law had not been my ^(BE)delight,
Then I would have perished ^(BF)in my affliction.
⁹³ I will ^(BG)never forget Your precepts,
For by them You have ^[u](BH)revived me.
⁹⁴ I am Yours, ^(BI)save me;
For I have ^(BJ)sought Your precepts.
⁹⁵ The wicked ^(BK)wait for me to destroy me;
I shall diligently consider Your testimonies.
⁹⁶ I have seen ^[v]a limit to all perfection;
Your commandment is exceedingly broad.