Chronological

⁸⁹ Your word, Lord,
    stands firm in heaven forever!
⁹⁰ Your faithfulness extends from one generation to the next!
    You set the earth firmly in place, and it is still there.
⁹¹ Your rules endure to this day
    because everything serves you.
⁹² If your Instruction hadn’t been my delight,
    I would have died because of my suffering.
⁹³ I will never forget your precepts
    because through them you gave me life again.
⁹⁴ I’m yours—save me
    because I’ve pursued your precepts!
⁹⁵ The wicked wait for me,
wanting to kill me, but I’m studying your laws.
⁹⁶ I’ve seen that everything,
    no matter how perfect, has a limit,^[a]
    but your commandment is boundless.

⁹⁷ I love your Instruction!
    I think about it constantly.
⁹⁸ Your commandment makes me wiser than my enemies
    because it is always with me.
⁹⁹ I have greater insight than all my teachers
    because I contemplate your laws.
¹⁰⁰ I have more understanding than the elders
    because I guard your precepts.
¹⁰¹ I haven’t set my feet on any evil path
    so I can make sure to keep your word.
¹⁰² I haven’t deviated from any of your rules
    because you are the one who has taught me.
¹⁰³ Your word is so pleasing to my taste buds—
    it’s sweeter than honey in my mouth!
¹⁰⁴ I’m studying your precepts—
    that’s why I hate every false path.

¹⁰⁵ Your word is a lamp before my feet
    and a light for my journey.
¹⁰⁶ I have sworn, and I fully mean it:
    I will keep your righteous rules.
¹⁰⁷ I have been suffering so much—
    Lord, make me live again according to your promise.
¹⁰⁸ Please, Lord, accept my spontaneous gifts of praise.
    Teach me your rules!
¹⁰⁹ Though my life is constantly in danger,
    I won’t forget your Instruction.
¹¹⁰ Though the wicked have set a trap for me,
    I won’t stray from your precepts.
¹¹¹ Your laws are my possession forever
    because they are my heart’s joy.
¹¹² I have decided to keep your statutes forever, every last one.

¹¹³ I hate fickle people,
    but I love your Instruction.
¹¹⁴ You are my shelter and my shield—
    I wait for your promise.
¹¹⁵ Get away from me, you evildoers;
    I want to guard my God’s commandments!
¹¹⁶ Sustain me according to your word so I can live!
    Don’t let me be put to shame because of hope.
¹¹⁷ Support me so I can be saved
    and so I can focus constantly on your statutes.
¹¹⁸ You discard everyone who strays from your statutes
    because they are dishonest and false.
¹¹⁹ You dispose of all the wicked people on earth like waste—
    that’s why I love your laws.
¹²⁰ My body shudders because I fear you;
    I’m in awe of your rules.

¹²¹ I’ve done what is just and right.
    Don’t just hand me over to my oppressors.
¹²² Guarantee good things for your servant.
    Please don’t let the arrogant oppress me.
¹²³ My eyes are worn out looking for your saving help—
    looking for your word that will set things right.
¹²⁴ Act toward your servant according to your faithful love.
    Teach me your statutes!
¹²⁵ I’m your servant!
    Help me understand so I can know your laws.
¹²⁶ It is time for the Lord to do something!
    Your Instruction has been broken.
¹²⁷ But I love your commandments
    more than gold, even more than pure gold.
¹²⁸ That’s why I walk straight by every single one of your precepts.
    That’s why I hate every false path.

¹²⁹ Your laws are wonderful!
    That’s why I guard them.
¹³⁰ Access to your words^[b] gives light,
    giving simple folk understanding.
¹³¹ I open my mouth up wide, panting,
    because I long for your commandments.
¹³² Come back to me and have mercy on me;
    that’s only right for those who love your name.
¹³³ Keep my steps steady by your word;
    don’t let any sin rule me.
¹³⁴ Redeem me from the people who oppress me
    so I can keep your precepts.
¹³⁵ Shine your face on your servant,
    and teach me your statutes.
¹³⁶ Rivers of tears stream from my eyes
    because your Instruction isn’t being kept.

¹³⁷ Lord, you are righteous,
    and your rules are right.
¹³⁸ The laws you commanded are righteous,
    completely trustworthy.
¹³⁹ Anger consumes me
    because my enemies have forgotten what you’ve said.
¹⁴⁰ Your word has been tried and tested;
    your servant loves your word!
¹⁴¹ I’m insignificant and unpopular,
    but I don’t forget your precepts.
¹⁴² Your righteousness lasts forever!
    Your Instruction is true!
¹⁴³ Stress and strain have caught up with me,
    but your commandments are my joy!
¹⁴⁴ Your laws are righteous forever.
    Help me understand so I can live!

¹⁴⁵ I cry out with all my heart:
    “Lord, answer me so I can guard your statutes!”
¹⁴⁶ I cry out to you, “Save me
    so I can keep your laws!”
¹⁴⁷ I meet the predawn light and cry for help.
    I wait for your promise.
¹⁴⁸ My eyes encounter each hour of the night
    as I think about your word.
¹⁴⁹ Listen to my voice, according to your faithful love.
    Lord, make me live again, according to your justice.
¹⁵⁰ The people who love to plot wicked schemes are nearby,
    but they are so far from your Instruction!
¹⁵¹ But you, Lord, are nearby too,
    and all your commandments are true.
¹⁵² Long ago I learned from your laws
    that you had established them forever.

¹⁵³ Look at my suffering and deliver me
    because I haven’t forgotten your Instruction.
¹⁵⁴ Argue my case and redeem me.
    Make me live again by your word.
¹⁵⁵ Salvation is far from the wicked
    because they haven’t pursued your statutes.
¹⁵⁶ You have so much compassion, Lord—
    make me live again, according to your rules.
¹⁵⁷ My oppressors and enemies are many,
    but I haven’t turned away from your laws.
¹⁵⁸ I look on the faithless, and I am disgusted
    because they haven’t kept your word.
¹⁵⁹ Look at how much I love your precepts.
    Make me live again, Lord, according to your faithful love!
¹⁶⁰ The first thing to know about your word is that it is true
    and that all your righteous rules last forever.

¹⁶¹ Rulers oppress me without cause,
    but my heart honors what you’ve said.
¹⁶² I’m overjoyed at your word,
    like someone who finds great treasure.
¹⁶³ I hate, I absolutely despise, what is false,
    but I’m in love with your Instruction.
¹⁶⁴ I praise you seven times a day
    for your righteous rules.
¹⁶⁵ The people who love your Instruction enjoy peace—and lots of it.
    There’s no stumbling for them!
¹⁶⁶ Lord, I wait for your saving help.
    I do what you’ve commanded.
¹⁶⁷ I keep your laws;
    I love them so much!
¹⁶⁸ I keep your precepts and your laws
    because all my ways are seen by you.

¹⁶⁹ Let my cry reach you, Lord;
    help me understand according to what you’ve said.
¹⁷⁰ Let my request for grace come before you;
    deliver me according to your promise!
¹⁷¹ Let my lips overflow with praise
    because you’ve taught me your statutes.
¹⁷² Let my tongue declare your word,
    because all your commandments are righteous.
¹⁷³ Let your power help me
    because I have chosen your precepts.
¹⁷⁴ Lord, I long for your saving help!
    Your Instruction is my joy!
¹⁷⁵ Let me live again so I can praise you!
    Let your rules help me!
¹⁷⁶ I’ve wandered off like a sheep, lost.
    Find your servant
        because I haven’t forgotten
        your commandments!