Psalms 119:67-106

⁶⁷Before I was in trouble I went out of the way; but now I keep your word.

⁶⁸You are good, and your works are good; give me knowledge of your rules.

⁶⁹The men of pride have said false things about me; but I will keep your orders in my heart.

⁷⁰Their hearts are shut up with fat; but my delight is in your law.

⁷¹It is good for me to have been through trouble; so that I might come to the knowledge of your rules.

⁷²The law of your mouth is better to me than thousands of gold and silver.

⁷³JOD Your hands have made me, and given me form: give me wisdom, so that I may have knowledge of your teaching.

⁷⁴Your worshippers will see me and be glad; because my hope has been in your word.

⁷⁵I have seen, O Lord, that your decisions are right, and that in unchanging faith you have sent trouble on me.

⁷⁶Let your mercy now be my comfort, as you have said to your servant.

⁷⁷Let your gentle mercies come to me, so that I may have life; for your law is my delight.

⁷⁸Let the men of pride be shamed; because they have falsely given decision against me; but I will give thought to your orders.

⁷⁹Let your worshippers be turned to me, and those who have knowledge of your words.

⁸⁰Let all my heart be given to your orders, so that I may not be put to shame.

⁸¹CAPH My soul is wasted with desire for your salvation: but I have hope in your word.

⁸²My eyes are full of weariness with searching for your word, saying, When will you give me comfort?

⁸³For I have become like a wine-skin black with smoke; but I still keep the memory of your rules.

⁸⁴How short is the life of your servant! when will you give your decision against those who are attacking me?

⁸⁵The men of pride, who are turned away from your law, have put nets for me.

⁸⁶All your teachings are certain; they go after me with evil design; give me your help.

⁸⁷They had almost put an end to me on earth; but I did not give up your orders.

⁸⁸Give me life in your mercy; so that I may be ruled by the unchanging word of your mouth.

⁸⁹LAMED For ever, O Lord, your word is fixed in heaven.

⁹⁰Your faith is unchanging from generation to generation: you have put the earth in its place, and it is not moved.

⁹¹They are ruled this day by your decisions; for all things are your servants.

⁹²If your law had not been my delight, my troubles would have put an end to me.

⁹³I will ever keep your orders in mind; for in them I have life.

⁹⁴I am yours, O be my saviour; for my desire has been for your rules.

⁹⁵The sinners have been waiting for me to give me up to destruction; but I will give all my mind to your unchanging ward.

⁹⁶I have seen that nothing on earth is complete; but your teaching is very wide.

⁹⁷MEM O what love I have for your law! I give thought to it all the day.

⁹⁸Your teaching has made me wiser than my haters: for it is mine for ever.

⁹⁹I have more knowledge than all my teachers, because I give thought to your unchanging word.

¹⁰⁰I have more wisdom than the old, because I have kept your orders.

¹⁰¹I have kept back my feet from all evil ways, so that I might be true to your word.

¹⁰²My heart has not been turned away from your decisions; for you have been my teacher.

¹⁰³How sweet are your sayings to my taste! truly, they are sweeter than honey in my mouth!

¹⁰⁴Through your orders I get wisdom; for this reason I am a hater of every false way.

¹⁰⁵NUN Your word is a light for my feet, ever shining on my way.

¹⁰⁶I have made an oath and kept it, to be guided by your upright decisions.