Blessed are those whose ways are blameless, who walk according to the law of the Lord. | Blessed are the undefiled in the way, Who walk in the law of the Lord! |
Blessed are those who keep his statutes and seek him with all their heart. | Blessed are those who keep His testimonies, Who seek Him with the whole heart! |
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I will praise you with an upright heart as I learn your righteous laws. | I will praise You with uprightness of heart, When I learn Your righteous judgments. |
How can a young person stay on the path of purity? By living according to your word. | How can a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed according to Your word. |
I seek you with all my heart; do not let me stray from your commands. | With my whole heart I have sought You; Oh, let me not wander from Your commandments! |
I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you. | Your word I have hidden in my heart, That I might not sin against You. |
I rejoice in following your statutes as one rejoices in great riches. | I have rejoiced in the way of Your testimonies, As much as in all riches. |
I have chosen the way of faithfulness; I have set my heart on your laws. | I have chosen the way of truth; Your judgments I have laid before me. |
Turn my heart toward your statutes and not toward selfish gain. | Incline my heart to Your testimonies, And not to covetousness. |
I will walk about in freedom, for I have sought out your precepts. | And I will walk at liberty, For I seek Your precepts. |
I will hasten and not delay to obey your commands. | I made haste, and did not delay To keep Your commandments. |
I will never forget your precepts, for by them you have preserved my life. | I will never forget Your precepts, For by them You have given me life. |
Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path. | Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path. |
Your statutes are my heritage forever; they are the joy of my heart. | Your testimonies I have taken as a heritage forever, For they are the rejoicing of my heart. |
You are my refuge and my shield; I have put my hope in your word. | You are my hiding place and my shield; I hope in Your word. |
The unfolding of your words gives light; it gives understanding to the simple. | The entrance of Your words gives light; It gives understanding to the simple. |
Direct my footsteps according to your word; let no sin rule over me. | Direct my steps by Your word, And let no iniquity have dominion over me. |
All your words are true; all your righteous laws are eternal. | The entirety of Your word is truth, And every one of Your righteous judgments endures forever. |
Great peace have those who love your law, and nothing can make them stumble. | Great peace have those who love Your law, And nothing causes them to stumble. |