Psalms 119:97-123

⁹⁷Mem I really love your law! I meditate on it all day long.

⁹⁸Your commands make me wiser than my enemies, for I'm always thinking about your instructions.

⁹⁹In fact I have a better insight than all of my teachers because I spend time concentrating on what you say.

¹⁰⁰I even understand more than the elders because I follow your directions.

¹⁰¹I avoid any course of action that leads to evil, because I want to remain faithful to your word.

¹⁰²I have not disregarded your instructions because you yourself taught me what to do.

¹⁰³Your words taste so sweet to me! They are sweeter than honey to my mouth.

¹⁰⁴I gain understanding from what you say, so I hate any way of life that's just a lie.

¹⁰⁵Nun Your word is a lamp that shows me where to walk, it's a light for my path.

¹⁰⁶I've made a promise, and I will keep it: I will keep your rules that are always right!

¹⁰⁷Lord, I'm really suffering! Please let me live, as you have promised.

¹⁰⁸Lord, please accept my offerings of praise that I freely give you. Teach me your rules.

¹⁰⁹My life is always at risk, but I will not forget your law.

¹¹⁰Wicked people have set a trap for me, but I will not stray from your commandments.

¹¹¹I will always hold on to what you say for your words make me really happy,

¹¹²I have made up my mind to follow your instructions to the very end.

¹¹³Samekh I hate people who are two-faced, but I love your law.

¹¹⁴You keep me safe and you defend me, your word gives me reason to hope.

¹¹⁵Leave me alone, you evil people, and let me keep the commandments of my God.

¹¹⁶Support me, Lord, as you promised, so I can live. Don't let my hope turn into discouragement.

¹¹⁷Support me, so I can be saved and always pay attention to your instructions.

¹¹⁸You reject all those who don't follow your instructions—they're fooling themselves by living a lie.

¹¹⁹You treat the wicked people on earth as something worthless to be discarded; therefore I love your laws.

¹²⁰I have goose bumps thinking of you—I'm in awe! I'm scared of your judgments!

¹²¹Ayin I have done what's fair and right, so please don't abandon me to my enemies.

¹²²Please promise you'll take care of me, your servant. Don't let these arrogant people mistreat me.

¹²³I strain my eyes looking for your salvation, watching for you to fulfill your promise to make everything good.