67 Before I was afflicted I went astray,

but now I obey your word.

68 You are good, and what you do is good;

teach me your decrees.

69 Though the arrogant have smeared me with lies,

I keep your precepts with all my heart.

70 Their hearts are callous and unfeeling,

but I delight in your law.

71 It was good for me to be afflicted

so that I might learn your decrees.

72 The law from your mouth is more precious to me

than thousands of pieces of silver and gold.

73 Your hands made me and formed me;

give me understanding to learn your commands.

74 May those who fear you rejoice when they see me,

for I have put my hope in your word.

75 I know, Lord, that your laws are righteous,

and that in faithfulness you have afflicted me.

67 Before I was afflicted I went astray:

But now have I kept thy word.

68 Thou art good, and doest good; teach me thy statutes.

69 The proud have forged a lie against me:

But I will keep thy precepts with my whole heart.

70 Their heart is as fat as grease;

But I delight in thy law.

71 It is good for me that I have been afflicted;

That I might learn thy statutes.

72 The law of thy mouth is better unto me

Than thousands of gold and silver.

73 JOD.

Thy hands have made me and fashioned me:

Give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments.

74 They that fear thee will be glad when they see me;

Because I have hoped in thy word.

75 I know, O Lord, that thy judgments are right,

And that thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me.

67 I used to wander off until you disciplined me;

but now I closely follow your word.

68 You are good and do only good;

teach me your decrees.

69 Arrogant people smear me with lies,

but in truth I obey your commandments with all my heart.

70 Their hearts are dull and stupid,

but I delight in your instructions.

71 My suffering was good for me,

for it taught me to pay attention to your decrees.

72 Your instructions are more valuable to me

than millions in gold and silver.

73 You made me; you created me.

Now give me the sense to follow your commands.

74 May all who fear you find in me a cause for joy,

for I have put my hope in your word.

75 I know, O Lord, that your regulations are fair;

you disciplined me because I needed it.

67 Before I was afflicted I went astray,

But now I keep Your word.

68 You are good, and do good;

Teach me Your statutes.

69 The proud have forged a lie against me,

But I will keep Your precepts with my whole heart.

70 Their heart is as fat as grease,

But I delight in Your law.

71 It is good for me that I have been afflicted,

That I may learn Your statutes.

72 The law of Your mouth is better to me

Than thousands of coins of gold and silver.

73 Your hands have made me and fashioned me;

Give me understanding, that I may learn Your commandments.

74 Those who fear You will be glad when they see me,

Because I have hoped in Your word.

75 I know, O Lord, that Your judgments are right,

And that in faithfulness You have afflicted me.

67 Before I suffered, I did wrong,

but now I obey your word.

68 You are good, and you do what is good.

Teach me your demands.

69 Proud people have made up lies about me,

but I will follow your orders with all my heart.

70 Those people have no feelings,

but I love your teachings.

71 It was good for me to suffer

so I would learn your demands.

72 Your teachings are worth more to me

than thousands of pieces of gold and silver.

73 You made me and formed me with your hands.

Give me understanding so I can learn your commands.

74 Let those who respect you rejoice when they see me,

because I put my hope in your word.

75 Lord, I know that your laws are right

and that it was right for you to punish me.

67 Before I was afflicted I went astray;

But now I observe thy word.

68 Thou art good, and doest good;

Teach me thy statutes.

69 The proud have forged a lie against me:

With my whole heart will I keep thy precepts.

70 Their heart is as fat as grease;

But I delight in thy law.

71 It is good for me that I have been afflicted;

That I may learn thy statutes.

72 The law of thy mouth is better unto me

Than thousands of gold and silver.

73 Thy hands have made me and fashioned me:

Give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments.

74 They that fear thee shall see me and be glad,

Because I have hoped in thy word.

75 I know, O Jehovah, that thy judgments are righteous,

And that in faithfulness thou hast afflicted me.

67 Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I keep thy •word.

68 Thou art good, and doest good; teach me thy statutes.

69 The proud have forged falsehood against me: I will observe thy precepts with my whole heart. 70 Their heart is as fat as grease: as for me, I delight in thy law.

71 It is good for me that I have been afflicted, that I might learn thy statutes.

72 The law of thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver.

73 Thy hands have made me and fashioned me: give me understanding, and I will learn thy commandments.

74 They that fear thee will see me, and rejoice; because I have hoped in thy word.

75 I know, Jehovah, that thy Judgments are righteousness, and that in faithfulness thou hast afflicted me.

67 Before you made me suffer, I used to wander off, 

but now I hold on to your word. 

68 You are good, and you do good things. 

Teach me your laws. 

69 Arrogant people have smeared me with lies, 

⸤yet⸥ I obey your guiding principles with all my heart. 

70 Their hearts are cold and insensitive, 

⸤yet⸥ I am happy with your teachings. 

71 It was good that I had to suffer 

in order to learn your laws. 

72 The teachings ⸤that come⸥ from your mouth are worth more to me 

than thousands in gold or silver. 

73 Your hands created me and made me what I am. 

Help me understand so that I may learn your commandments. 

74 Those who fear you will see me and rejoice, 

because my hope is based on your word. 

75 I know that your regulations are fair, O Lord, 

and that you were right to make me suffer. 

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.

67 Before I was humbled I went astray,

but now I keep your word.

68 You are good and do good;

teach me your statutes.

69 The arrogant smear me with lies,

but with my whole heart I keep your precepts.

70 Their hearts are fat and gross,

but I delight in your law.

71 It is good for me that I was humbled,

so that I might learn your statutes.

72 The law of your mouth is better to me

than thousands of gold and silver pieces.

73 Your hands have made and fashioned me;

give me understanding that I may learn your commandments.

74 Those who fear you shall see me and rejoice,

because I have hoped in your word.

75 I know, O Lord, that your judgments are right,

and that in faithfulness you have humbled me.

67 Before I was afflicted, I was going astray,

but now I heed your word.

68 You are good and do good;

teach me your statutes.

69 The arrogant smear me with lies;

I keep your precepts with my whole heart.

70 Their heart is insensitive like fat;

As for me, I take delight in your law.

71 It is good for me that I was afflicted,

so that I might learn your statutes.

72 The law of your mouth is better to me

than thousands of gold and silver coins.

73 Your hands have made me and established me;

give me understanding that I may learn your commands.

74 Those who fear you will see me and be glad,

because I hope in your word.

75 I know, O Yahweh, that your judgments are right,

and that in faithfulness you afflicted me.

67 Before I went through suffering, I went down the wrong path.

But now I obey your word.

68 You are good, and what you do is good.

Teach me your orders.

69 Proud people have spread lies about me and have taken away my good name.

But I follow your rules with all my heart.

70 Their hearts are hard and stubborn. They don’t feel anything.

But I take delight in your law.

71 It was good for me to suffer.

That’s what helped me to understand your orders.

72 The law you gave is worth more to me

than thousands of pieces of silver and gold.

73 You made me and formed me with your own hands.

Give me understanding so that I can learn your commands.

74 May those who have respect for you be filled with joy when they see me.

I have put my hope in your word.

75 Lord, I know that your laws are right.

You were faithful to your promise when you made me suffer.

67 Before I was afflicted I went astray,

But now I keep Your word.

68 You are good and do good;

Teach me Your statutes.

69 The arrogant have forged a lie against me;

With all my heart I will observe Your precepts.

70 Their heart is covered with fat,

But I delight in Your law.

71 It is good for me that I was afflicted,

That I may learn Your statutes.

72 The law of Your mouth is better to me

Than thousands of gold and silver pieces.

73 Your hands made me and fashioned me;

Give me understanding, that I may learn Your commandments.

74 May those who fear You see me and be glad,

Because I wait for Your word.

75 I know, O Lord, that Your judgments are righteous,

And that in faithfulness You have afflicted me.