Psalms 119:40-70

⁴⁰Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: through thy righteousness do thou give my life.

⁴¹VAV. And let thy kindness come unto me, O Lord, thy salvation, according to thy promise.

⁴²Then shall I have a word to answer the one that reproacheth me; for I trust in thy word.

⁴³And snatch not the word of truth out of my mouth too greatly; for I wait for thy ordinances.

⁴⁴So shall I observe thy law continually for ever and ever.

⁴⁵And I will walk in an open space; for thy precepts have I sought.

⁴⁶And I will speak of thy testimonies before kings, and will not be ashamed.

⁴⁷And I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I love.

⁴⁸And so will I lift up my hands unto thy commandments, which I love, and I will meditate on thy statutes.

⁴⁹ZAYIN. Remember thy word unto thy servant, upon which thou hast caused me to wait.

⁵⁰This is my comfort in my affliction, that thy promise hath revived me.

⁵¹The presumptuous have held me too greatly in derision: yet have I not departed away from thy law.

⁵²I remembered thy decrees which were from olden times, O Lord, and thus comforted myself.

⁵³Horror seized on me because of the wicked that forsake thy law.

⁵⁴Songs have thy statutes been unto me in the house of my pilgrimage.

⁵⁵I remembered in the night thy name, O Lord, and observed thy law.

⁵⁶This came to pass unto me, because I had kept thy precepts.

⁵⁷CHETH. My portion is the Lord, have I said, that I might observe thy words.

⁵⁸I make entreaty before thee with all my heart: be gracious unto me according to thy promise.

⁵⁹I have thought over my ways, and made my feet return unto thy testimonies.

⁶⁰I hastened, and delayed not to observe thy commandments.

⁶¹Companies of wicked men have surrounded me; but I have not forgotten thy law.

⁶²At midnights do I constantly rise to give thanks unto thee, because of thy righteous decrees.

⁶³An associate am I unto all that fear thee, and unto those that keep thy precepts.

⁶⁴Of thy kindness, O Lord, is the earth full: teach me thy statutes.

⁶⁵TETH. Thou hast shown goodness on thy servant, O Lord, according to thy word.

⁶⁶The best of discernment and knowledge do thou teach me; for in thy commandments do I believe.

⁶⁷Before I was afflicted I was in error; but now I observe thy saying.

⁶⁸Thou art good, and doing good: teach me thy statutes.

⁶⁹The presumptuous have invented falsehoods against me; but I will with all my heart indeed keep thy precepts.

⁷⁰Gross as fat is their heart; but I take truly delight in thy law.