17 求你以厚恩待我,
使我能活著,並遵守你的話語。
18 求你開我的眼睛,
使我能明白你律法中的奧妙。
19 我在世上是過客,
求你不要向我隱藏你的命令。
20 我的心時刻切慕你的法令。
21 你斥責受咒詛、不聽從你命令的狂傲人。
22 求你除去我所受的羞辱和藐視,
因為我遵從你的法度。
23 雖然權貴們坐著譭謗我,
僕人仍要默想你的律例。
24 你的法度是我的喜樂,
是我的謀士。

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17 Deal bountifully with thy servant, that I may live, and keep thy word.

18 Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law.

19 I am a stranger in the earth: hide not thy commandments from me.

20 My soul breaketh for the longing that it hath unto thy judgments at all times.

21 Thou hast rebuked the proud that are cursed, which do err from thy commandments.

22 Remove from me reproach and contempt; for I have kept thy testimonies.

23 Princes also did sit and speak against me: but thy servant did meditate in thy statutes.

24 Thy testimonies also are my delight and my counselors.

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