Psalm 119:97-112

Easy-to-Read Version

⁹⁷ Oh, how I love your teachings!
    I talk about them all the time.
⁹⁸ Your commands are always with me,
    and they make me wiser than my enemies.
⁹⁹ I am wiser than all my teachers,
    because I study your rules.
¹⁰⁰ I understand more than those who are older,
    because I obey your instructions.
¹⁰¹ I have avoided every path that leads to evil
    so that I could obey your word.
¹⁰² You are my teacher,
    so I will always do whatever you decide.
¹⁰³ Your words are so sweet to me,
    like the taste of honey!
¹⁰⁴ I gain understanding from your instructions,
    so I hate anything that leads people the wrong way.

¹⁰⁵ Your word is like a lamp that guides my steps,
    a light that shows the path I should take.
¹⁰⁶ Your laws are good and fair.
    I have promised to obey them, and I will keep my promise.
¹⁰⁷ Lord, I have suffered for a long time.
    Say the word, and I will live again!^[a]
108 Lord, accept the praise I want to give you,
    and teach me your laws.
¹⁰⁹ My life is always in danger,
    but I have not forgotten your teachings.
¹¹⁰ The wicked try to trap me,
    but I have not disobeyed your instructions.
¹¹¹ The rules you have given me to follow will be mine forever.
    They give me great joy.
¹¹² More than anything I want to obey your laws always,
    until the end of my life.