I have chosen the way of faithfulness; I have set your judgments before me. | I have chosen the way of truth; Your judgments I have laid before me. |
Dispose my heart to follow your statutes and to flee selfish gain. | Incline my heart to Your testimonies, And not to covetousness. |
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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 made haste, 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 given me life. |
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. | 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 put my hope in your word. | You are my hiding place and my shield; I hope in Your word. |
The explanation of your words gives light and imparts understanding to the simple. | The entrance 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. | Direct my steps by Your word, And let no iniquity have dominion over me. |
Every word you utter is true, and all your righteous judgments are everlasting. | The entirety of Your word is truth, And every one of Your righteous judgments endures forever. |
Those who love your law have great peace; they encounter no stumbling blocks. | Great peace have those who love Your law, And nothing causes them to stumble. |
Deliver me, O Lord, from lying lips and from deceitful tongues. | Deliver my soul, O Lord, from lying lips And from a deceitful tongue. |