38Give effect to your word to your servant, in whose heart is the fear of you.
39Take away the shame which is my fear; for your decisions are good.
40See how great is my desire for your orders: give me life in your righteousness.
41VAU Let your mercies come to me, O Lord, even your salvation, as you have said.
42So that I may have an answer for the man who would put me to shame; for I have faith in your word.
43Take not your true word quite out of my mouth; for I have put my hope in your decisions.
44So that I may keep your law for ever and ever;
45So that my way may be in a wide place: because my search has been for your orders.
46So that I may give knowledge of your unchanging word before kings, and not be put to shame.
47And so that I may take delight in your teachings, to which I have given my love.
48And so that my hands may be stretched out to you; and I will give thought to your rules.
49ZAIN Keep in mind your word to your servant, for on it has my hope been fixed.
50This is my comfort in my trouble; that your sayings have given me life.
51The men of pride have made great sport of me; but I have not been turned from your law.
52I have kept the memory of your decisions from times past, O Lord; and they have been my comfort.
53I am burning with wrath, because of the sinners who have given up your law.
54Your rules have been melodies to me, while I have been living in strange lands.
55I have given thought to your name in the night, O Lord, and have kept your law.
56This has been true of me, that I have kept your orders in my heart.
57CHETH The Lord is my heritage: I have said that I would be ruled by your words.
58I have given my mind to do your pleasure with all my heart; have mercy on me, as you have said.