¹ How^[a] happy are those whose way is blameless,
who walk according to the Lord’s instruction!
² Happy are those who keep his decrees
and seek him with all their heart.
³ They do nothing wrong;
they walk in his ways.
⁴ You have commanded that your precepts
be diligently kept.
⁵ If only my ways were committed
to keeping your statutes!
⁶ Then I would not be ashamed
when I think about all your commands.
⁷ I will praise you with an upright heart
when I learn your righteous judgments.
⁸ I will keep your statutes;
never abandon me.

⁹ How can a young man keep his way pure?
By keeping your^[b] word.
¹⁰ I have sought you with all my heart;
don’t let me wander from your commands.
¹¹ I have treasured your word in my heart
so that I may not sin against you.
¹² Lord, may you be blessed;
teach me your statutes.
¹³ With my lips I proclaim
all the judgments from your mouth.
¹⁴ I rejoice in the way revealed by your decrees
as much as in all riches.
¹⁵ I will meditate on your precepts
and think about your ways.
¹⁶ I will delight in your statutes;
I will not forget your word.

¹⁷ Deal generously with your servant
so that I might live;
then I will keep your word.
¹⁸ Open my eyes so that I may contemplate
wondrous things from your instruction.
¹⁹ I am a resident alien on earth;
do not hide your commands from me.
²⁰ I am continually overcome
with longing for your judgments.
²¹ You rebuke the arrogant,
the ones under a curse,
who wander from your commands.
²² Take insult and contempt away from me,
for I have kept your decrees.
²³ Though princes sit together speaking against me,
your servant will think about your statutes;
²⁴ your decrees are my delight
and my counselors.

²⁵ My life is down in the dust;
give me life through your word.
²⁶ I told you about my life,
and you answered me;
teach me your statutes.
²⁷ Help me understand
the meaning of your precepts
so that I can meditate on your wonders.
²⁸ I am weary^[c] from grief;
strengthen me through your word.
²⁹ Keep me from the way of deceit
and graciously give me your instruction.
³⁰ I have chosen the way of truth;
I have set your ordinances before me.
³¹ I cling to your decrees;
Lord, do not put me to shame.
³² I pursue the way of your commands,
for you broaden my understanding.^[d]

³³ Teach me, Lord, the meaning^[e] of your statutes,
and I will always keep them.^[f]
34 Help me understand your instruction,
and I will obey it
and follow it with all my heart.
³⁵ Help me stay on the path of your commands,
for I take pleasure in it.
³⁶ Turn my heart to your decrees
and not to dishonest profit.
³⁷ Turn my eyes
from looking at what is worthless;
give me life in your ways.^[g]
38 Confirm what you said to your servant,
for it produces reverence for you.
³⁹ Turn away the disgrace I dread;
indeed, your judgments are good.
⁴⁰ How I long for your precepts!
Give me life through your righteousness.

⁴¹ Let your faithful love come to me, Lord,
your salvation, as you promised.
⁴² Then I can answer the one who taunts me,
for I trust in your word.
⁴³ Never take the word of truth from my mouth,
for I hope in your judgments.
⁴⁴ I will always obey your instruction,
forever and ever.
⁴⁵ I will walk freely in an open place
because I study your precepts.
⁴⁶ I will speak of your decrees before kings
and not be ashamed.
⁴⁷ I delight in your commands,
which I love.
⁴⁸ I will lift up my hands to your commands,
which I love,
and will meditate on your statutes.

⁴⁹ Remember your word to your servant;
you have given me hope through it.
⁵⁰ This is my comfort in my affliction:
Your promise has given me life.
⁵¹ The arrogant constantly ridicule me,
but I do not turn away from your instruction.
⁵² Lord, I remember your judgments from long ago
and find comfort.
⁵³ Rage seizes me because of the wicked
who reject your instruction.
⁵⁴ Your statutes are the theme of my song
during my earthly life.^[h]
55 Lord, I remember your name in the night,
and I obey your instruction.
⁵⁶ This is my practice:
I obey your precepts.

⁵⁷ The Lord is my portion;^[i]
I have promised to keep your words.
⁵⁸ I have sought your favor with all my heart;
be gracious to me according to your promise.
⁵⁹ I thought about my ways
and turned my steps back to your decrees.
⁶⁰ I hurried, not hesitating
to keep your commands.
⁶¹ Though the ropes of the wicked
were wrapped around me,
I did not forget your instruction.
⁶² I rise at midnight to thank you
for your righteous judgments.
⁶³ I am a friend to all who fear you,
to those who keep your precepts.
⁶⁴ Lord, the earth is filled with your faithful love;
teach me your statutes.

⁶⁵ Lord, you have treated your servant well,
just as you promised.
⁶⁶ Teach me good judgment and discernment,
for I rely on your commands.
⁶⁷ Before I was afflicted I went astray,
but now I keep your word.
⁶⁸ You are good, and you do what is good;
teach me your statutes.
⁶⁹ The arrogant have smeared me with lies,
but I obey your precepts with all my heart.
⁷⁰ Their hearts are hard and insensitive,
but I delight in your instruction.
⁷¹ It was good for me to be afflicted
so that I could learn your statutes.
⁷² Instruction from your lips is better for me
than thousands of gold and silver pieces.

⁷³ Your hands made me and formed me;
give me understanding
so that I can learn your commands.
⁷⁴ Those who fear you will see me and rejoice,
for I put my hope in your word.
⁷⁵ I know, Lord, that your judgments are just
and that you have afflicted me fairly.
⁷⁶ May your faithful love comfort me
as you promised your servant.
⁷⁷ May your compassion come to me
so that I may live,
for your instruction is my delight.
⁷⁸ Let the arrogant be put to shame
for slandering me with lies;
I will meditate on your precepts.
⁷⁹ Let those who fear you,
those who know your decrees, turn to me.
⁸⁰ May my heart be blameless regarding your statutes
so that I will not be put to shame.

⁸¹ I long for your salvation;
I put my hope in your word.
⁸² My eyes grow weary
looking for what you have promised;
I ask, “When will you comfort me?”
⁸³ Though I have become like a wineskin dried by smoke,
I do not forget your statutes.
⁸⁴ How many days must your servant wait?
When will you execute judgment on my persecutors?
⁸⁵ The arrogant have dug pits for me;
they violate your instruction.
⁸⁶ All your commands are true;
people persecute me with lies—help me!
⁸⁷ They almost ended my life on earth,
but I did not abandon your precepts.
⁸⁸ Give me life in accordance with your faithful love,
and I will obey the decree you have spoken.

⁸⁹ Lord, your word is forever;
it is firmly fixed in heaven.
⁹⁰ Your faithfulness is for all generations;
you established the earth, and it stands firm.
⁹¹ Your judgments stand firm today,
for all things are your servants.
⁹² If your instruction had not been my delight,
I would have died in my affliction.
⁹³ I will never forget your precepts,
for you have given me life through them.
⁹⁴ I am yours; save me,
for I have studied your precepts.
⁹⁵ The wicked hope to destroy me,
but I contemplate your decrees.
⁹⁶ I have seen a limit to all perfection,
but your command is without limit.

⁹⁷ How I love your instruction!
It is my meditation all day long.
⁹⁸ Your commands make me wiser than my enemies,
for they are always with me.
⁹⁹ I have more insight than all my teachers
because your decrees are my meditation.
¹⁰⁰ I understand more than the elders
because I obey your precepts.
¹⁰¹ I have kept my feet from every evil path
to follow your word.
¹⁰² I have not turned from your judgments,
for you yourself have instructed me.
¹⁰³ How sweet your word is to my taste—
sweeter than honey in my mouth.
¹⁰⁴ I gain understanding from your precepts;
therefore I hate every false way.

¹⁰⁵ Your word is a lamp for my feet
and a light on my path.
¹⁰⁶ I have solemnly sworn
to keep your righteous judgments.
¹⁰⁷ I am severely afflicted;
Lord, give me life according to your word.
¹⁰⁸ Lord, please accept my freewill offerings of praise,
and teach me your judgments.
¹⁰⁹ My life is constantly in danger,^[j]
yet I do not forget your instruction.
¹¹⁰ The wicked have set a trap for me,
but I have not wandered from your precepts.
¹¹¹ I have your decrees as a heritage forever;
indeed, they are the joy of my heart.
¹¹² I am resolved to obey your statutes
to the very end.^[k]

¹¹³ I hate those who are double-minded,
but I love your instruction.
¹¹⁴ You are my shelter and my shield;
I put my hope in your word.
¹¹⁵ Depart from me, you evil ones,
so that I may obey my God’s commands.
¹¹⁶ Sustain me as you promised, and I will live;
do not let me be ashamed of my hope.
¹¹⁷ Sustain me so that I can be safe
and always be concerned about your statutes.
¹¹⁸ You reject all who stray from your statutes,
for their deceit is a lie.
¹¹⁹ You remove all the wicked on earth
as if they were^[l] dross from metal;
therefore, I love your decrees.
¹²⁰ I tremble^[m] in awe of you;
I fear your judgments.

¹²¹ I have done what is just and right;
do not leave me to my oppressors.
¹²² Guarantee your servant’s well-being;
do not let the arrogant oppress me.
¹²³ My eyes grow weary looking for your salvation
and for your righteous promise.
¹²⁴ Deal with your servant based on your faithful love;
teach me your statutes.
¹²⁵ I am your servant; give me understanding
so that I may know your decrees.
¹²⁶ It is time for the Lord to act,
for they have violated your instruction.
¹²⁷ Since I love your commands
more than gold, even the purest gold,
¹²⁸ I carefully follow all your precepts
and hate every false way.

¹²⁹ Your decrees are wondrous;
therefore I obey them.
¹³⁰ The revelation of your words brings light
and gives understanding to the inexperienced.
¹³¹ I open my mouth and pant
because I long for your commands.
¹³² Turn to me and be gracious to me,
as is your practice toward those who love your name.
¹³³ Make my steps steady through your promise;
don’t let any sin dominate me.
¹³⁴ Redeem me from human oppression,
and I will keep your precepts.
¹³⁵ Make your face shine on your servant,
and teach me your statutes.
¹³⁶ My eyes pour out streams of tears
because people do not follow your instruction.

¹³⁷ You are righteous, Lord,
and your judgments are just.
¹³⁸ The decrees you issue are righteous
and altogether trustworthy.
¹³⁹ My anger overwhelms me
because my foes forget your words.
¹⁴⁰ Your word is completely pure,
and your servant loves it.
¹⁴¹ I am insignificant and despised,
but I do not forget your precepts.
¹⁴² Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness,
and your instruction is true.
¹⁴³ Trouble and distress have overtaken me,
but your commands are my delight.
¹⁴⁴ Your decrees are righteous forever.
Give me understanding, and I will live.

¹⁴⁵ I call with all my heart; answer me, Lord.
I will obey your statutes.
¹⁴⁶ I call to you; save me,
and I will keep your decrees.
¹⁴⁷ I rise before dawn and cry out for help;
I put my hope in your word.
¹⁴⁸ I am awake through each watch of the night
to meditate on your promise.
¹⁴⁹ In keeping with your faithful love, hear my voice.
Lord, give me life in keeping with your justice.
¹⁵⁰ Those who pursue evil plans^[n] come near;
they are far from your instruction.
¹⁵¹ You are near, Lord,
and all your commands are true.
¹⁵² Long ago I learned from your decrees
that you have established them forever.

¹⁵³ Consider my affliction and rescue me,
for I have not forgotten your instruction.
¹⁵⁴ Champion my cause and redeem me;
give me life as you promised.
¹⁵⁵ Salvation is far from the wicked
because they do not study your statutes.
¹⁵⁶ Your compassions are many, Lord;
give me life according to your judgments.
¹⁵⁷ My persecutors and foes are many.
I have not turned from your decrees.
¹⁵⁸ I have seen the disloyal and feel disgust
because they do not keep your word.
¹⁵⁹ Consider how I love your precepts;
Lord, give me life according to your faithful love.
¹⁶⁰ The entirety of your word is truth,
each of your righteous judgments endures forever.

¹⁶¹ Princes have persecuted me without cause,
but my heart fears only your word.
¹⁶² I rejoice over your promise
like one who finds vast treasure.
¹⁶³ I hate and abhor falsehood,
but I love your instruction.
¹⁶⁴ I praise you seven times a day
for your righteous judgments.
¹⁶⁵ Abundant peace belongs to those
who love your instruction;
nothing makes them stumble.
¹⁶⁶ Lord, I hope for your salvation
and carry out your commands.
¹⁶⁷ I obey your decrees
and love them greatly.
¹⁶⁸ I obey your precepts and decrees,
for all my ways are before you.

¹⁶⁹ Let my cry reach you, Lord;
give me understanding according to your word.
¹⁷⁰ Let my plea reach you;
rescue me according to your promise.
¹⁷¹ My lips pour out praise,
for you teach me your statutes.
¹⁷² My tongue sings about your promise,
for all your commands are righteous.
¹⁷³ May your hand be ready to help me,
for I have chosen your precepts.
¹⁷⁴ I long for your salvation, Lord,
and your instruction is my delight.
¹⁷⁵ Let me live, and I will praise you;
may your judgments help me.
¹⁷⁶ I wander like a lost sheep;
seek your servant,
for I do not forget your commands.