96 To all perfection I see a limit,
    but your commands are boundless.(A)

מ Mem

97 Oh, how I love your law!(B)
    I meditate(C) on it all day long.
98 Your commands are always with me
    and make me wiser(D) than my enemies.
99 I have more insight than all my teachers,
    for I meditate on your statutes.(E)
100 I have more understanding than the elders,
    for I obey your precepts.(F)
101 I have kept my feet(G) from every evil path
    so that I might obey your word.(H)
102 I have not departed from your laws,(I)
    for you yourself have taught(J) me.
103 How sweet are your words to my taste,
    sweeter than honey(K) to my mouth!(L)
104 I gain understanding(M) from your precepts;
    therefore I hate every wrong path.(N)

נ Nun

105 Your word is a lamp(O) for my feet,
    a light(P) on my path.
106 I have taken an oath(Q) and confirmed it,
    that I will follow your righteous laws.(R)
107 I have suffered much;
    preserve my life,(S) Lord, according to your word.
108 Accept, Lord, the willing praise of my mouth,(T)
    and teach me your laws.(U)
109 Though I constantly take my life in my hands,(V)
    I will not forget(W) your law.
110 The wicked have set a snare(X) for me,
    but I have not strayed(Y) from your precepts.
111 Your statutes are my heritage forever;
    they are the joy of my heart.(Z)
112 My heart is set(AA) on keeping your decrees
    to the very end.[a](AB)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 119:112 Or decrees / for their enduring reward

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