Psalm 119:97–112

Love for the Law of the

⁹⁷How I love your law!

I think about it all day long.

⁹⁸Your commandment is with me all the time

and makes me wiser than my enemies.

⁹⁹I understand more than all my teachers,

because I meditate on your instructions.

¹⁰⁰I have greater wisdom than those who are old,

because I obey your commands.

¹⁰¹I have avoided all evil conduct,

because I want to obey your word.

¹⁰²I have not neglected your instructions,

for you yourself are my teacher.

¹⁰³How sweet is the taste of your instructions—

sweeter even than honey!

¹⁰⁴I gain wisdom from your laws,

and so I hate all bad conduct.

Light from the Law of the

¹⁰⁵Your word is a lamp to guide me

and a light for my path.

¹⁰⁶I will keep my solemn promise

to obey your just instructions.

¹⁰⁷My sufferings, Lord, are terrible indeed;

keep me alive, as you have promised.

¹⁰⁸Accept my prayer of thanks, O Lord,

and teach me your commands.

¹⁰⁹I am always ready to risk my life;

I^b have not forgotten your law.

¹¹⁰The wicked lay a trap for me,

but I have not disobeyed your commands.

¹¹¹Your commandments are my eternal possession;

they are the joy of my heart.

¹¹²I have decided to obey your laws

until the day I die.