Psalm 119:1–24

¹Blessed are those whose way is blameless,

who walk in the law of the Lord!

²Blessed are those who keep his testimonies,

who seek him with their whole heart,

³who also do no wrong,

but walk in his ways!

⁴Thou hast commanded thy precepts

to be kept diligently.

⁵O that my ways may be steadfast

in keeping thy statutes!

⁶Then I shall not be put to shame,

having my eyes fixed on all thy commandments.

⁷I will praise thee with an upright heart,

when I learn thy righteous ordinances.

⁸I will observe thy statutes;

O forsake me not utterly!

⁹How can a young man keep his way pure?

By guarding it according to thy word.

¹⁰With my whole heart I seek thee;

let me not wander from thy commandments!

¹¹I have laid up thy word in my heart,

that I might not sin against thee.

¹²Blessed be thou, O Lord;

teach me thy statutes!

¹³With my lips I declare

all the ordinances of thy mouth.

¹⁴In the way of thy testimonies I delight

as much as in all riches.

¹⁵I will meditate on thy precepts,

and fix my eyes on thy ways.

¹⁶I will delight in thy statutes;

I will not forget thy word.

¹⁷Deal bountifully with thy servant,

that I may live and observe thy word.

¹⁸Open my eyes, that I may behold

wondrous things out of thy law.

¹⁹I am a sojourner on earth;

hide not thy commandments from me!

²⁰My soul is consumed with longing

for thy ordinances at all times.

²¹Thou dost rebuke the insolent, accursed ones,

who wander from thy commandments;

²²take away from me their scorn and contempt,

for I have kept thy testimonies.

²³Even though princes sit plotting against me,

thy servant will meditate on thy statutes.

²⁴Thy testimonies are my delight,

they are my counselors.