I have chosen the way of faithfulness; I set your ordinances before me. | I have chosen the way of faithfulness; I have set your judgments before me. |
Turn my heart to your decrees, and not to selfish gain. | Dispose my heart to follow your statutes and to flee selfish gain. |
I shall walk at liberty, for I have sought your precepts. | I will walk in complete freedom because I have sought your commands. |
I hurry and do not delay to keep your commandments. | I will make haste and not delay to observe your precepts. |
I will never forget your precepts, for by them you have given me life. | Never will I forget your commands, for through 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 for my feet and a light to my path. |
Your decrees are my heritage forever; they are the joy of my heart. | Your statutes are my everlasting heritage; they are the very joy of my heart. |
You are my hiding place and my shield; I hope in your word. | You are my refuge and my shield; I put my hope in your word. |
The unfolding of your words gives light; it imparts understanding to the simple. | The explanation of your words gives light and imparts understanding to the simple. |
Keep my steps steady according to your promise, and never let iniquity have dominion over me. | Guide my steps in accord with your word and never let evil triumph over me. |
The sum of your word is truth; and every one of your righteous ordinances endures forever. | Every word you utter is true, and all your righteous judgments are everlasting. |
Great peace have those who love your law; nothing can make them stumble. | Those who love your law have great peace; they encounter no stumbling blocks. |
Deliver me, O Lord, from lying lips, from a deceitful tongue. | Deliver me, O Lord, from lying lips and from deceitful tongues. |
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