¹⁵ I will study your instructions.
    I will give thought to your way of life.
¹⁶ I enjoy your laws.
    I will not forget your word.

¹⁷ Be good to me, your servant,
    so that I may live to obey your word.
¹⁸ Open my eyes so that I can see
    all the wonderful things in your teachings.

²⁴ Your rules make me happy.
    They give me good advice.

²⁵ I lie here like a dying man.
    Say the word, and I will live again.^[a]
26 I told you about my life, and you answered me.
    Now, teach me your laws.
²⁷ Help me understand your instructions,
    and I will think about your wonderful teachings.^[b]