Psalm 119:65–88

⁶⁵Thou hast dealt well with thy servant,

O Lord, according to thy word.

⁶⁶Teach me good judgment and knowledge,

for I believe in thy commandments.

⁶⁷Before I was afflicted I went astray;

but now I keep thy word.

⁶⁸Thou art good and doest good;

teach me thy statutes.

⁶⁹The godless besmear me with lies,

but with my whole heart I keep thy precepts;

⁷⁰their heart is gross like fat,

but I delight in thy law.

⁷¹It is good for me that I was afflicted,

that I might learn thy statutes.

⁷²The law of thy mouth is better to me

than thousands of gold and silver pieces.

⁷³Thy hands have made and fashioned me;

give me understanding that I may learn thy commandments.

⁷⁴Those who fear thee shall see me and rejoice,

because I have hoped in thy word.

⁷⁵I know, O Lord, that thy judgments are right,

and that in faithfulness thou hast afflicted me.

⁷⁶Let thy steadfast love be ready to comfort me

according to thy promise to thy servant.

⁷⁷Let thy mercy come to me, that I may live;

for thy law is my delight.

⁷⁸Let the godless be put to shame,

because they have subverted me with guile;

as for me, I will meditate on thy precepts.

⁷⁹Let those who fear thee turn to me,

that they may know thy testimonies.

⁸⁰May my heart be blameless in thy statutes,

that I may not be put to shame!

⁸¹My soul languishes for thy salvation;

I hope in thy word.

⁸²My eyes fail with watching for thy promise;

I ask, “When wilt thou comfort me?”

⁸³For I have become like a wineskin in the smoke,

yet I have not forgotten thy statutes.

⁸⁴How long must thy servant endure?

When wilt thou judge those who persecute me?

⁸⁵Godless men have dug pitfalls for me,

men who do not conform to thy law.

⁸⁶All thy commandments are sure;

they persecute me with falsehood; help me!

⁸⁷They have almost made an end of me on earth;

but I have not forsaken thy precepts.

⁸⁸In thy steadfast love spare my life,

that I may keep the testimonies of thy mouth.