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36 Turn my heart toward your statutes,
    not toward selfish gain.
37 Turn my eyes away from looking at worthless things.
    Revive me in your ways.
38 Fulfill your promise to your servant,
    that you may be feared.

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36 Turn my heart(A) toward your statutes
    and not toward selfish gain.(B)
37 Turn my eyes away from worthless things;
    preserve my life(C) according to your word.[a](D)
38 Fulfill your promise(E) to your servant,
    so that you may be feared.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 119:37 Two manuscripts of the Masoretic Text and Dead Sea Scrolls; most manuscripts of the Masoretic Text life in your way

36 Give me the desire to follow your rules,
    not the desire to get rich.
37 Don’t let me look at worthless things.
    Help me live your way.
38 Do what you promised me, your servant,
    so that people will respect you.

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