Psalm 119:97–112

מ Mem

⁹⁷Oh, how I love your law!^a

I meditate^b on it all day long.

⁹⁸Your commands are always with me

and make me wiser^c than my enemies.

⁹⁹I have more insight than all my teachers,

for I meditate on your statutes.^d

¹⁰⁰I have more understanding than the elders,

for I obey your precepts.^e

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

so that I might obey your word.^g

¹⁰²I have not departed from your laws,^h

for you yourself have taughtⁱ me.

¹⁰³How sweet are your words to my taste,

sweeter than honey^j to my mouth!^k

¹⁰⁴I gain understanding^l from your precepts;

therefore I hate every wrong path.^m

נ Nun

¹⁰⁵Your word is a lampⁿ for my feet,

a light^o on my path.

¹⁰⁶I have taken an oath^p and confirmed it,

that I will follow your righteous laws.^q

¹⁰⁷I have suffered much;

preserve my life,^r Lord, according to your word.

¹⁰⁸Accept, Lord, the willing praise of my mouth,^s

and teach me your laws.^t

¹⁰⁹Though I constantly take my life in my hands,^u

I will not forget^v your law.

¹¹⁰The wicked have set a snare^w for me,

but I have not strayed^x from your precepts.

¹¹¹Your statutes are my heritage forever;

they are the joy of my heart.^y

¹¹²My heart is set^z on keeping your decrees

to the very end.^da