Psalm 119:137-160

New Living Translation

¹³⁷ O Lord, you are righteous,
    and your regulations are fair.
¹³⁸ Your laws are perfect
    and completely trustworthy.
¹³⁹ I am overwhelmed with indignation,
    for my enemies have disregarded your words.
¹⁴⁰ Your promises have been thoroughly tested;
    that is why I love them so much.
¹⁴¹ I am insignificant and despised,
    but I don’t forget your commandments.
¹⁴² Your justice is eternal,
    and your instructions are perfectly true.
¹⁴³ As pressure and stress bear down on me,
    I find joy in your commands.
¹⁴⁴ Your laws are always right;
    help me to understand them so I may live.

¹⁴⁵ I pray with all my heart; answer me, Lord!
    I will obey your decrees.
¹⁴⁶ I cry out to you; rescue me,
    that I may obey your laws.
¹⁴⁷ I rise early, before the sun is up;
    I cry out for help and put my hope in your words.
¹⁴⁸ I stay awake through the night,
    thinking about your promise.
¹⁴⁹ In your faithful love, O Lord, hear my cry;
    let me be revived by following your regulations.
¹⁵⁰ Lawless people are coming to attack me;
    they live far from your instructions.
¹⁵¹ But you are near, O Lord,
    and all your commands are true.
¹⁵² I have known from my earliest days
    that your laws will last forever.

¹⁵³ Look upon my suffering and rescue me,
    for I have not forgotten your instructions.
¹⁵⁴ Argue my case; take my side!
    Protect my life as you promised.
¹⁵⁵ The wicked are far from rescue,
    for they do not bother with your decrees.
¹⁵⁶ Lord, how great is your mercy;
    let me be revived by following your regulations.
¹⁵⁷ Many persecute and trouble me,
    yet I have not swerved from your laws.
¹⁵⁸ Seeing these traitors makes me sick at heart,
    because they care nothing for your word.
¹⁵⁹ See how I love your commandments, Lord.
    Give back my life because of your unfailing love.
¹⁶⁰ The very essence of your words is truth;
    all your just regulations will stand forever.