Psalm 119

Blessed are those whose ways are without fault

Who walk according to the LORD’s law

Who seek Him wholeheartedly and do not err

They follow His ways that He has shared

Oh, if I were faithful to obey Your decrees          

Then I could think of Your commands and not be

Ashamed. I will praise You with a heart upright

As I learn Your laws that are morally right

How can youth stay on the path that is pure?

By living according to Your word

From Your commands don’t let me depart

Your word I have hidden within my heart

That I might not sin; teach me Your decrees

I treasure all the laws that come from Thee

I meditate upon Your precepts

Your decrees I won’t neglect

Be good to Your servant while breath I draw

Open my eyes to see wonderful things in Your law

Hide not Your commands from me, a stranger on earth

My soul knows Your law is of utmost worth
Remove from me the scorn and contempt

Rebuke the accursed, the arrogant

Though rulers convene and slander me
I will seek counsel with Your delightful decrees

My soul pants for water; preserve me

I confessed and You heard me

Help me to comprehend Your decrees

That I may meditate on Your wonderful deeds

My soul with sorrow is burdened

According to Your word, strengthen

Keep me from deceit and unfaithfulness

With broader understanding You have blessed

Teach me Your decrees that I may follow to the final part            

Give understanding so I might obey Your law with all my heart  
Direct me in the path of Your commands and not to disdain

Turn my heart toward Your statutes, away from selfish gain

Turn my eyes from worthless things, my life sustain       

Fulfill Your vow to Your servant for Your reverential name

Your precepts are good; remove the disgrace I despise

l long for Your laws; in Your righteousness keep me alive              

May I know Your unfailing love, Your salvation

According to Your promise, then against derision

I can with truth reply. Take not Your word, for in it I trust

I have put my hope in it; obey it, I must

I walk about in freedom for Your precepts I’ve sought   

I will speak unashamedly, I will not be bought   

I love Your commands; they bring much delight to me                   

I lift my hands as I focus on Your decrees

Remember Your word to Your servant who in You hopes

Through my suffering Your promise brings comfort to cope

The proud mock me but I turn not from Your laws

I am indignant for the wicked who forsake Your law

Your decrees I sing of wherever I may sleep

I remember Your name that Your law I may keep

I am loath to ever neglect

Daily obeying Your ancient precepts

You are my inheritance, LORD

I promise to obey the words You impart

Be merciful as You promised

For I have sought You with all of my heart

I have pondered my path and turned

To follow Your written law

Though the wicked try to ensnare me

I won’t delay in obeying Your law

I give You thanks for Your righteousness

During the night when I cannot sleep

I am a friend to those who fear You

LORD, by Your mercy, teach me Your decrees

Your servant knows the blessings

That come from Your hands
Teach me knowledge and discernment

For I delight in Your commands

Before I was disciplined, I went astray

But now, Your word, I humbly obey

You are good and You do good

Teach me Your righteous ways

Though the proud smear my name,

For their hearts are hardened and cold,

I wholeheartedly follow Your directions;

Your words are more precious than gold

You created me with a mind

Now help me to comprehend

May I bring joy to those, who like me,

Upon Your word, depend

I know that Your rules are fair

And You have rightfully brought me low

According to Your unfailing promises

May I, Your love and comfort, know

May Your compassion revive me

For I take delight in Your laws
May the scornful be disgraced

For they’ve aggrieved me without cause

I will meditate upon Your principles

May I faithfully follow Your decrees

That I might not be put to shame

May those who fear You, turn to me

My soul yearns for Your salvation

But my hope rests upon Your word

My eyes strain to see Your promise

“How long before I know comfort?”

Though I am withering and helpless

I do not neglect Your laws

How long must I endure persecution

From those who contradict Your laws?

They do not trust in Your commands

But my destruction they baselessly seek

Still I have not forsaken Your precepts

Save me so I may uphold the statutes You speak

Your word, LORD, is eternal

In the heavens it stands firm

Through all generations of the earth,

Your faithfulness endures

Your law remains to serve You

If it had not been to my delight,

I would have perished in my affliction -

Your precepts preserved my life

Save me, for I am Yours, 

I sought Your perfect precepts out 

While the wicked wait to destroy me, 

I ponder Your laws without bounds 

Oh, how I love to meditate on Your statutes

Your commands give wisdom and insight 

Since I obey I have more understanding 

Than my teachers and those who love to fight 

From Your sweet words, I have not roamed 

I have kept from doing evil so I might obey 
You have taught me from Your precepts 

Therefore every wrong path, I disdain 

Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on the way

I swear I will follow Your righteous laws

Save my life according to Your word, LORD

Accept my praise and teach me Your laws 

Though the wicked try to ensnare me,

I will not from Your statutes stray 

Your precepts are the joy of my heart

I aim to keep them the length of my days 

You are my refuge and shield 

I have put my hope in Your law

Begone double-minded evildoers

That I may keep the commands of my God

Sustain me, God, by Your promise

Don’t dash my hopes, or I’ll die

Uphold me and I’ll be delivered 

Your decrees I will lift up on high 

You reject those who stray from Your laws

Their delusions amount to naught 

You discard the wicked like dross

I tremble in fear, stand in awe 

I have done what is just and right 

Don’t leave me to my enemies

I seek Your promise of salvation

Look kindly and teach me Your decrees

Help me understand Your statutes 

Because I treasure Your commands

Oh, how I hate how Your law

Is being broken through the land 

Your statutes are wonderful; no wonder I obey 

Your words give light, the simple understand 

I thirst for them like water to drink in 

Your refreshing laws and commands

Show Your mercy as you always do

To those who love Your name 

Direct my footsteps, LORD

So I will not, to sin be enslaved

Redeem me from oppressors 

That Your laws, I may obey 

Make Your face to shine upon me

For I weep, when Your law’s disobeyed

You are righteous, LORD, 

And Your statutes can be trusted 

My enemies’ disregard for Your laws 

Thoroughly disgusts me

Though I’m humble and despised,
Your precepts I remember 

Your law is true and Your 

Righteousness will last forever 

Though troubles come upon me

Your laws give me delight

Your righteous statutes 

Give me wisdom for my life 

Hear my heart’s cry, LORD,

And Your decrees, I will obey 

I will keep Your commands 

When You answer me, and save 

I put my hope in Your word

I pray before the morning breaks 

In the middle of the night 

On Your laws, I meditate 

By Your love, preserve my life

According to Your laws

The wicked schemers are at hand 

But they are nowhere near Your law

Yet You are near, LORD,

And true are Your commands 

Long ago You established them 

To forever stand 

Consider my suffering and deliver me

For I remember Your eternal laws

Save me according to Your promise

Redeem me and defend my cause

Salvation is far from the wicked

For Your righteous laws they don’t seek

Your love and compassion is great

Save my life according to Your decrees 

Many are my persecutors, LORD,

But from Your statutes I have not turned away

I look on the faithless with loathing 

For Your true precepts they do not obey

Rulers persecute me without cause 

Yet Your word makes me tremble in awe 

I rejoice in Your treasured promises 

For I love truth and Your righteous law

Great peace have those who concur 

And nothing can make them fall 

I wait for You as I follow Your statutes,

Precepts, commands; oh, how I love them all

Hear my prayer, LORD, deliver me

According to Your good promise 

May I praise You and sing of Your word

For You instruct with laws that are righteous 

I chose to follow Your word which gives me delight

I long for salvation from Your willing hand

For, like a lost sheep, I still wander and stray 

Though I remember Your sustaining commands 

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May 7, 2017