Psalm 119:49–64

Zayin

⁴⁹Remember your promise to me;

it is my only hope.

⁵⁰Your promise revives me;

it comforts me in all my troubles.

⁵¹The proud hold me in utter contempt,

but I do not turn away from your instructions.

⁵²I meditate on your age-old regulations;

O Lord, they comfort me.

⁵³I become furious with the wicked,

because they reject your instructions.

⁵⁴Your decrees have been the theme of my songs

wherever I have lived.

⁵⁵I reflect at night on who you are, O Lord;

therefore, I obey your instructions.

⁵⁶This is how I spend my life:

obeying your commandments.

Heth

⁵⁷Lord, you are mine!

I promise to obey your words!

⁵⁸With all my heart I want your blessings.

Be merciful as you promised.

⁵⁹I pondered the direction of my life,

and I turned to follow your laws.

⁶⁰I will hurry, without delay,

to obey your commands.

⁶¹Evil people try to drag me into sin,

but I am firmly anchored to your instructions.

⁶²I rise at midnight to thank you

for your just regulations.

⁶³I am a friend to anyone who fears you—

anyone who obeys your commandments.

⁶⁴O Lord, your unfailing love fills the earth;

teach me your decrees.