Psalm 119:97–112

מ Mem

⁹⁷How I love your instruction!^z

It is my meditation all day long.^aa

⁹⁸Your command makes me wiser than my enemies,^ab

for it is always with me.

⁹⁹I have more insight than all my teachers

because your decrees are my meditation.^ac

¹⁰⁰I understand more than the elders^ad

because I obey your precepts.^ae

¹⁰¹I have kept my feet from every evil path^af

to follow your word.

¹⁰²I have not turned from your judgments,^ag

for you yourself have instructed me.

¹⁰³How sweet your word is^ah to my taste—

sweeter than honey in my mouth.

¹⁰⁴I gain understanding from your precepts;^ai

therefore I hate every false way.^aj

נ Nun

¹⁰⁵Your word is a lamp for my feet^ak

and a light on my path.

¹⁰⁶I have solemnly sworn^al

to keep your righteous judgments.

¹⁰⁷I am severely afflicted;

Lord, give me life according to your word.^am

¹⁰⁸Lord, please accept my freewill offerings of praise,^an

and teach me your judgments.^ao

¹⁰⁹My life is constantly in danger,^A

yet I do not forget your instruction.^a

¹¹⁰The wicked have set a trap for me,^b

but I have not wandered from your precepts.^c

¹¹¹I have your decrees as a heritage forever;

indeed, they are the joy of my heart.^d

¹¹²I am resolved to obey your statutes

to the very end.^Be