Psalm 119:33-64

New American Standard Bible

^33 (A)Teach me, the way of Your statutes, Lord,
And I shall comply with it to the end.
^34 (B)Give me understanding, so that I may ^(C)comply with Your Law
And keep it ^(D)with all my heart.
³⁵ Make me walk in the ^(E)path of Your commandments,
For I ^(F)delight in it.
^36 (G)Incline my heart to Your testimonies,
And not to ^(H)dishonest gain.
³⁷ Turn my ^(I)eyes away from looking at what is worthless,
And ^(J)revive me in Your ways.
^38 (K)Establish Your ^[a]word to Your servant
^[b]As that which produces reverence for You.
^39 (L)Take away my disgrace which I dread,
For Your judgments are good.
⁴⁰ Behold, I ^(M)long for Your precepts;
Revive me through Your righteousness.

⁴¹ May Your ^(N)favor also come to me, Lord,
Your salvation ^(O)according to Your ^[c]word;
⁴² So that I will have an ^(P)answer for one who ^(Q)taunts me,
For I trust in Your word.
⁴³ And do not take the word of truth utterly out of my mouth,
For I ^[d](R)wait for Your judgments.
⁴⁴ So I will ^(S)keep Your Law continually,
Forever and ever.
⁴⁵ And I will ^(T)walk ^[e]at liberty,
For I ^(U)seek Your precepts.
⁴⁶ I will also speak of Your testimonies ^(V)before kings
And shall not be ashamed.
⁴⁷ I will ^(W)delight in Your commandments,
Which I ^(X)love.
⁴⁸ And I shall lift up my hands to Your commandments,
Which I ^(Y)love;
And I will ^(Z)meditate on Your statutes.

⁴⁹ Remember the word to Your servant,
^[f]In which You have made me hope.
⁵⁰ This is my ^(AA)comfort in my misery,
That Your word has ^[g]revived me.
⁵¹ The arrogant ^(AB)utterly deride me,
Yet I do not ^(AC)turn aside from Your Law.
⁵² I have ^(AD)remembered Your judgments from ^[h]of old, Lord,
And comfort myself.
⁵³ Burning ^(AE)indignation has seized me because of the wicked,
Who ^(AF)abandon Your Law.
⁵⁴ Your statutes are my songs
In the house of my ^(AG)pilgrimage.
⁵⁵ Lord, I ^(AH)remember Your name ^(AI)in the night,
And keep Your Law.
⁵⁶ This has become mine,
^[i]That I ^(AJ)comply with Your precepts.

⁵⁷ The Lord is my ^(AK)portion;
I have ^[j]promised to ^(AL)keep Your words.
⁵⁸ I ^(AM)sought Your favor ^(AN)with all my heart;
^(AO)Be gracious to me ^(AP)according to Your ^[k]word.
⁵⁹ I ^(AQ)considered my ways
And turned my feet to Your testimonies.
⁶⁰ I hurried and did not delay
To keep Your commandments.
⁶¹ The ^(AR)snares of the wicked have surrounded me,
But I have ^(AS)not forgotten Your Law.
⁶² At ^(AT)midnight I will rise to give thanks to You
Because of Your ^(AU)righteous judgments.
⁶³ I am a ^(AV)companion to all those who ^[l]fear You,
And to those who keep Your precepts.
^64 (AW)The earth is full of Your goodness, Lord;
^(AX)Teach me Your statutes.