Psalm 119:7-27

English Standard Version

⁷ I will praise you with an upright heart,
    when I learn ^(A)your righteous rules.^[a]
8 I will keep your statutes;
    ^(B)do not utterly forsake me!

⁹ How can ^(C)a young man keep his way pure?
    By guarding it according to your word.
^10 (D)With my whole heart I seek you;
    let me not ^(E)wander from your commandments!
¹¹ I have ^(F)stored up your word in my heart,
    that I might not sin against you.
¹² Blessed are you, O Lord;
    ^(G)teach me your statutes!
¹³ With my lips I ^(H)declare
    all the rules^[b] of your mouth.
¹⁴ In the way of your testimonies I ^(I)delight
    as much as in all ^(J)riches.
¹⁵ I will ^(K)meditate on your precepts
    and fix my eyes on your ^(L)ways.
¹⁶ I will ^(M)delight in your statutes;
    I will not forget your word.

^17 (N)Deal bountifully with your servant,
    ^(O)that I may live and keep your word.
¹⁸ Open my eyes, that I may behold
    wondrous things out of your law.
¹⁹ I am ^(P)a sojourner on the earth;
    ^(Q)hide not your commandments from me!
²⁰ My soul is consumed with ^(R)longing
    for your rules^[c] at all times.
²¹ You rebuke ^(S)the insolent, ^(T)accursed ones,
    who ^(U)wander from your commandments.
²² Take away from me ^(V)scorn and contempt,
    ^(W)for I have kept your testimonies.
²³ Even though ^(X)princes sit plotting against me,
    your servant will ^(Y)meditate on your statutes.
²⁴ Your testimonies are my ^(Z)delight;
    they are my ^(AA)counselors.

^25 (AB)My soul clings to the dust;
    ^(AC)give me life ^(AD)according to your word!
²⁶ When ^(AE)I told of my ways, you answered me;
    ^(AF)teach me your statutes!
^27 (AG)Make me understand the way of your precepts,
    and I will ^(AH)meditate on your wondrous works.