Psalm 119:97–112

⁹⁷How I love your teachings!

I think about them all day long.

⁹⁸Your commands make me wiser than my enemies,

because they are mine forever.

⁹⁹I am wiser than all my teachers,

because I think about your rules.

¹⁰⁰I have more understanding than the elders,

because I follow your orders.

¹⁰¹I have avoided every evil way

so I could obey your word.

¹⁰²I haven’t walked away from your laws,

because you yourself are my teacher.

¹⁰³Your promises are sweet to me,

sweeter than honey in my mouth!

¹⁰⁴Your orders give me understanding,

so I hate lying ways.

¹⁰⁵Your word is like a lamp for my feet

and a light for my path.

¹⁰⁶I will do what I have promised

and obey your fair laws.

¹⁰⁷I have suffered for a long time.

Lord, give me life by your word.

¹⁰⁸Lord, accept my willing praise

and teach me your laws.

¹⁰⁹My life is always in danger,

but I haven’t forgotten your teachings.

¹¹⁰Wicked people have set a trap for me,

but I haven’t strayed from your orders.

¹¹¹I will follow your rules forever,

because they make me happy.

¹¹²I will try to do what you demand

forever, until the end.