Psalm 119:1–24

¹Blessed are those who live without blame.

They live in keeping with the law of the Lord.

²Blessed are those who obey his covenant laws.

They trust in him with all their hearts.

³They don’t do anything wrong.

They live as he wants them to live.

⁴You have given me rules

that I must obey completely.

⁵I hope I will always stand firm

in following your orders.

⁶Then I won’t be put to shame

when I think about all of your commands.

⁷I will praise you with an honest heart

as I learn about how fair your decisions are.

⁸I will obey your orders.

Please don’t leave me all alone.

⁹How can a young person keep his life pure?

By living in keeping with your word.

¹⁰I trust in you with all my heart.

Don’t let me wander away from your commands.

¹¹I have hidden your word in my heart

so that I won’t sin against you.

¹²Lord, I give praise to you.

Teach me your orders.

¹³With my lips I talk about

all of the decisions you have made.

¹⁴Following your covenant laws gives me joy

just as great riches give joy to others.

¹⁵I spend time thinking about your rules.

I consider how you want me to live.

¹⁶I take delight in your orders.

I won’t fail to obey your word.

¹⁷Be good to me, and I will live.

I will obey your word.

¹⁸Open my eyes so that I can see

the wonderful truths in your law.

¹⁹I’m a stranger on earth.

Don’t hide your commands from me.

²⁰My heart is filled with longing

for your laws at all times.

²¹You correct proud people. They are under your curse.

They wander away from your commands.

²²I obey your covenant laws.

So don’t let evil people laugh at me or hate me.

²³Even if rulers sit together and tell lies about me,

I will spend time thinking about your orders.

²⁴Your covenant laws are my delight.

They give me wise advice.