Psalm 119:97–112

מ Mem

⁹⁷How I love Your instruction! ^x

It is my meditation all day long. ^y

⁹⁸Your commands make me wiser than my enemies, ^z

for they are always with me.

⁹⁹I have more insight than all my teachers

because Your decrees are my meditation. ^a

¹⁰⁰I understand more than the elders ^b

because I obey Your precepts. ^c

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

to follow Your word.

¹⁰²I have not turned from Your judgments, ^e

for You Yourself have instructed me.

¹⁰³How sweet Your word is ^fto my taste—

sweeter than honey in my mouth.

¹⁰⁴I gain understanding from Your precepts; ^g

therefore I hate every false way. ^h

נ Nun

¹⁰⁵Your word is a lamp for my feet ⁱ

and a light on my path.

¹⁰⁶I have solemnly sworn ^j

to keep Your righteous judgments.

¹⁰⁷I am severely afflicted;

Lord, give me life through Your word. ^k

¹⁰⁸Lord, please accept my willing offerings of praise, ^l

and teach me Your judgments. ^m

¹⁰⁹My life is constantly in danger, ⁿ

yet I do not forget Your instruction. ^o

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

but I have not wandered from Your precepts. ^q

¹¹¹I have Your decrees as a heritage forever;

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

¹¹²I am resolved to obey Your statutes

to the very end. ^st