Psalm 119:6-42

English Standard Version

^6 (A)Then I shall not be put to shame,
    having my eyes fixed on all your commandments.
⁷ I will praise you with an upright heart,
    when I learn ^(B)your righteous rules.^[a]
8 I will keep your statutes;
    ^(C)do not utterly forsake me!

⁹ How can ^(D)a young man keep his way pure?
    By guarding it according to your word.
^10 (E)With my whole heart I seek you;
    let me not ^(F)wander from your commandments!
¹¹ I have ^(G)stored up your word in my heart,
    that I might not sin against you.
¹² Blessed are you, O Lord;
    ^(H)teach me your statutes!
¹³ With my lips I ^(I)declare
    all the rules^[b] of your mouth.
¹⁴ In the way of your testimonies I ^(J)delight
    as much as in all ^(K)riches.
¹⁵ I will ^(L)meditate on your precepts
    and fix my eyes on your ^(M)ways.
¹⁶ I will ^(N)delight in your statutes;
    I will not forget your word.

^17 (O)Deal bountifully with your servant,
    ^(P)that I may live and keep your word.
¹⁸ Open my eyes, that I may behold
    wondrous things out of your law.
¹⁹ I am ^(Q)a sojourner on the earth;
    ^(R)hide not your commandments from me!
²⁰ My soul is consumed with ^(S)longing
    for your rules^[c] at all times.
²¹ You rebuke ^(T)the insolent, ^(U)accursed ones,
    who ^(V)wander from your commandments.
²² Take away from me ^(W)scorn and contempt,
    ^(X)for I have kept your testimonies.
²³ Even though ^(Y)princes sit plotting against me,
    your servant will ^(Z)meditate on your statutes.
²⁴ Your testimonies are my ^(AA)delight;
    they are my ^(AB)counselors.

^25 (AC)My soul clings to the dust;
    ^(AD)give me life ^(AE)according to your word!
²⁶ When ^(AF)I told of my ways, you answered me;
    ^(AG)teach me your statutes!
^27 (AH)Make me understand the way of your precepts,
    and I will ^(AI)meditate on your wondrous works.
^28 (AJ)My soul melts away for sorrow;
    strengthen me according to your word!
²⁹ Put false ways far from me
    and graciously ^(AK)teach me your law!
³⁰ I have chosen the way of faithfulness;
    I ^(AL)set your rules before me.
³¹ I cling to your testimonies, O Lord;
    ^(AM)let me not be put to shame!
³² I will run in the way of your commandments
    when you ^(AN)enlarge my heart!^[d]

^33 (AO)Teach me, O Lord, the way of your statutes;
    and I will keep it ^(AP)to the end.^[e]
34 (AQ)Give me understanding, that I may keep your law
    and observe it with my whole heart.
^35 (AR)Lead me in the path of your commandments,
    for I ^(AS)delight in it.
^36 (AT)Incline my heart to your testimonies,
    and not to ^(AU)selfish gain!
^37 (AV)Turn my eyes from looking at worthless things;
    and ^(AW)give me life in your ways.
^38 (AX)Confirm to your servant your promise,
    ^(AY)that you may be feared.
³⁹ Turn away the ^(AZ)reproach that I dread,
    for your rules are good.
⁴⁰ Behold, I ^(BA)long for your precepts;
    ^(BB)in your righteousness give me life!

⁴¹ Let your ^(BC)steadfast love come to me, O Lord,
    your salvation ^(BD)according to your promise;
⁴² then ^(BE)shall I have an answer for him ^(BF)who taunts me,
    for I trust in your word.