I have chosen the way of faithfulness; I have set your judgments before me. | I have chosen the faithful way; I have placed Your judgments before me. |
Dispose my heart to follow your statutes and to flee selfish gain. | Incline my heart to Your testimonies, And not to dishonest gain. |
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I will walk in complete freedom because I have sought your commands. | And I will walk at liberty, For I seek Your precepts. |
I will make haste and not delay to observe your precepts. | I hurried and did not delay To keep Your commandments. |
Never will I forget your commands, for through them you have given me life. | I will never forget Your precepts, For by them You have revived me. |
Your word is a lamp for my feet and a light to my path. | Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path. |
Your statutes are my everlasting heritage; they are the very joy of my heart. | I have inherited Your testimonies forever, For they are the joy of my heart. |
You are my refuge and my shield; I put my hope in your word. | You are my hiding place and my shield; I wait for Your word. |
The explanation of your words gives light and imparts understanding to the simple. | The unfolding of Your words gives light; It gives understanding to the simple. |
Guide my steps in accord with your word and never let evil triumph over me. | Establish my footsteps in Your word, And do not let any wrongdoing have power over me. |
Every word you utter is true, and all your righteous judgments are everlasting. | The sum of Your word is truth, And every one of Your righteous judgments is everlasting. |
Those who love your law have great peace; they encounter no stumbling blocks. | Those who love Your Law have great peace, And nothing causes them to stumble. |
Deliver me, O Lord, from lying lips and from deceitful tongues. | Rescue my soul, Lord, from lying lips, From a deceitful tongue. |