Psalm 119:49-64

New Living Translation

⁴⁹ Remember your promise to me;
    it is my only hope.
⁵⁰ Your promise revives me;
    it comforts me in all my troubles.
⁵¹ The proud hold me in utter contempt,
    but I do not turn away from your instructions.
⁵² I meditate on your age-old regulations;
    O Lord, they comfort me.
⁵³ I become furious with the wicked,
    because they reject your instructions.
⁵⁴ Your decrees have been the theme of my songs
    wherever I have lived.
⁵⁵ I reflect at night on who you are, O Lord;
    therefore, I obey your instructions.
⁵⁶ This is how I spend my life:
    obeying your commandments.

⁵⁷ Lord, you are mine!
    I promise to obey your words!
⁵⁸ With all my heart I want your blessings.
    Be merciful as you promised.
⁵⁹ I pondered the direction of my life,
    and I turned to follow your laws.
⁶⁰ I will hurry, without delay,
    to obey your commands.
⁶¹ Evil people try to drag me into sin,
    but I am firmly anchored to your instructions.
⁶² I rise at midnight to thank you
    for your just regulations.
⁶³ I am a friend to anyone who fears you—
    anyone who obeys your commandments.
⁶⁴ O Lord, your unfailing love fills the earth;
    teach me your decrees.