Happy are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the law of the Lord. | Blessed are the undefiled in the way, Who walk in the law of the Lord! |
Happy are those who keep his decrees, who seek him with their whole 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, when I learn your righteous ordinances. | I will praise You with uprightness of heart, When I learn Your righteous judgments. |
How can young people keep their way pure? By guarding it according to your word. | How can a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed according to Your word. |
With my whole heart I seek you; do not let me stray from your commandments. | With my whole heart I have sought You; Oh, let me not wander from Your commandments! |
I treasure your word in my heart, so that I may not sin against you. | Your word I have hidden in my heart, That I might not sin against You. |
I delight in the way of your decrees as much as in all riches. | I have rejoiced in the way of Your testimonies, As much as in all riches. |
I have chosen the way of faithfulness; I set your ordinances before me. | I have chosen the way of truth; Your judgments I have laid before me. |
Turn my heart to your decrees, and not to selfish gain. | Incline my heart to Your testimonies, And not to covetousness. |
I shall walk at liberty, for I have sought your precepts. | And I will walk at liberty, For I seek Your precepts. |
I hurry and do not delay to keep your commandments. | I made haste, and did not delay To keep Your commandments. |
I will never forget your precepts, for by them you have given me life. | I will never forget Your precepts, For by them You have given me life. |
Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. | Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path. |
Your decrees 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 hiding place and my shield; I 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 imparts understanding to the simple. | The entrance of Your words gives light; It gives understanding to the simple. |
Keep my steps steady according to your promise, and never let iniquity have dominion over me. | Direct my steps by Your word, And let no iniquity have dominion over me. |
The sum of your word is truth; and every one of your righteous ordinances endures forever. | The entirety of Your word is truth, And every one of Your righteous judgments endures forever. |
Great peace have those who love your law; nothing can make them stumble. | Great peace have those who love Your law, And nothing causes them to stumble. |