⁶ I offered my back to those who beat^(A) me,
    my cheeks to those who pulled out my beard;^(B)
I did not hide my face
    from mocking and spitting.^(C)

¹⁵ Blessed are those who have learned to acclaim you,
    who walk^(A) in the light^(B) of your presence, Lord.

² You are the most excellent of men
    and your lips have been anointed with grace,^(A)
    since God has blessed you forever.^(B)

⁴ One thing^(A) I ask from the Lord,
    this only do I seek:
that I may dwell in the house of the Lord
    all the days of my life,^(B)
to gaze on the beauty of the Lord
    and to seek him in his temple.

⁶ Many, Lord, are asking, “Who will bring us prosperity?”
    Let the light of your face shine on us.^(A)
7 Fill my heart^(B) with joy^(C)
    when their grain and new wine^(D) abound.

⁴ The Sovereign Lord^(A) has given me a well-instructed tongue,^(B)
    to know the word that sustains the weary.^(C)
He wakens me morning by morning,^(D)
    wakens my ear to listen like one being instructed.^(E)