Dual Panel1HAPPY are they whose way of life is blameless, who conform to the law of the LORD.
2Happy are they who obey his instruction, who set their heart on finding him;
3who have done no wrong, but have lived according to his will.
4You, Lord, have laid down your precepts that are to be kept faithfully.
5If only I might hold a steady course, keeping your statutes!
6Then, if I fixed my eyes on all your commandments, I should never be put to shame.
7I shall praise you in sincerity of heart as I learn your just decrees.
8I shall observe your statutes; do not leave me forsaken!
9How may a young man lead a clean life? By holding to your words.
10With all my heart I seek you; do not let me stray from your commandments.
11I treasure your promise in my heart, for fear that I might sin against you.
12Blessed are you, LORD; teach me your statutes.
13I say them over, one by one, all the decrees you have announced.
14I have rejoiced in the path of your instruction as one rejoices over wealth of every kind.
15I shall meditate on your precepts and keep your paths before my eyes.
16In your statutes I find continual delight; I shall not forget your word.
17Grant this to me, your servant: let me live so that I may keep your word.
18Take the veil from my eyes, that I may see the wonders to be found in your law.
19Though I am but a passing stranger here on earth, do not hide your commandments from me.
20My heart pines continually with longing for your decrees.
21The proud have felt your censure; cursed are those who turn from your commandments.
22Set me free from scorn and insult, for I have obeyed your instruction.
23Rulers sit scheming together against me; but I, your servant, shall study your statutes.
24Your instruction is my continual delight; I turn to it for counsel.
25I lie prone in the dust; revive me according to your word.
26I tell you of my plight and you answer me; teach me your statutes.
27Show me the way set out in your precepts, and I shall meditate on your wonders.
28Because of misery I cannot rest; renew my strength in accordance with your promise.
29Keep falsehood far from me and grant me the grace of living by your law.
30I have chosen the path of faithfulness; I have set your decrees before me.
31I hold fast to your instruction; LORD, do not let me be put to shame.
32I shall run the course made known in your commandments, for you set free my heart.
33Teach me, LORD, the way of your statutes, and in keeping them I shall find my reward.
34Give me the insight to obey your law and to keep it wholeheartedly.
35Make me walk in the path of your commandments, for that is my desire.
36Dispose my heart towards your instruction, not towards love of gain;
37turn my eyes away from all that is futile; grant me life by your word.
38Fulfil your promise for your servant, the promise made to those who fear you.
39Turn away the taunts which I dread, for your decrees are good.
40How I long for your precepts! By your righteousness grant me life.
41Let your love descend on me, LORD, your deliverance as you have promised;
42then I shall have an answer to the taunts aimed at me, because I trust in your word.
43Do not rob me of my power to speak the truth, for I put my hope in your decrees.
44I shall heed your law continually, for ever and ever;
45I walk in freedom wherever I will, because I have studied your precepts.
46I shall speak of your instruction before kings and shall not be ashamed;
47in your commandments I find continuing delight; I love them with all my heart.
48I am devoted to your commandments; I love them, and meditate on your statutes.
49Keep in mind the word spoken to me, your servant, on which you have taught me to fix my hope.
50In my time of trouble my consolation is this: your promise has given me life.
51Proud people treat me with insolent scorn, but I do not swerve from your commandments.
52I have cherished your decrees from of old, and in them I find comfort, LORD.
53Fury seizes me as I think of the wicked who forsake your law.
54Your statutes are the theme of my song throughout my earthly life.
55In the night I remember your name, LORD, and dwell upon your instruction.
56This has been my lot, for I have kept your precepts.
57You are my portion, LORD; I have promised to keep your words.
58With all my heart I have tried to please you; fulfil your promise and be gracious to me.
59I have considered my way of life and turned back to your instruction;
60I have never delayed, but always made haste to keep your commandments.
61The wicked in crowds close round me, but I do not forget your law.
62At midnight I rise to give you thanks for the justice of your decrees.
63I keep company with all who fear you, with all who follow your precepts.
64LORD, the earth is filled with your unfailing love; teach me your statutes.
65You have dealt kindly with your servant, fulfilling your word, LORD.
66Give me insight, give me knowledge, for I put my trust in your commandments.
67Before I was chastened I went astray, but now I pay heed to your promise.
68You are good, and you do what is good; teach me your statutes.
69I follow your precepts wholeheartedly, though those who are proud blacken my name with lies;
70they are arrogant and unfeeling, but I find my delight in your instruction.
71How good for me to have been chastened, so that I might be schooled in your statutes!
72The law you have ordained means more to me than a fortune in gold and silver.
73Your hands made me and formed me; give me insight that I may learn your commandments.
74May all who fear you see me and be glad, because I put my hope in your word.
75I know, LORD, that your decrees are just and even in chastening you keep faith with me.
76Let your love comfort me, as you have promised me, your servant.
77Extend your compassion to me, that I may live, for your law is my delight.
78Put the proud to shame, for they wrong me with lies; but I shall meditate on your precepts.
79Let those who fear you turn to me, that they may understand your instruction.
80Let me give my whole heart to your statutes, so that I am not put to shame.
81I long with all my heart for your deliverance; I have put my hope in your word.
82My sight grows dim with looking for your promise and I cry, “When will you comfort me?”
83Though I shrivel like a wineskin in the smoke, I do not forget your statutes.
84How long must I, your servant, wait? When will you execute judgement on my persecutors?
85The proud who flout your law spread tales about me.
86All your commandments stand sure; but the proud hound me with falsehood. Come to my help!
87They had almost swept me from the earth, but I did not forsake your precepts.
88In your love grant me life, that I may follow your instruction.
89Your word is everlasting, LORD; it is firmly fixed in heaven.
90Your faithfulness endures for all generations, and the earth which you have established stands firm.
91Even to this day your decrees stand fast, for all things serve you.
92Had your law not been my delight, I should have perished in my distress;
93never shall I forget your precepts, for through them you have given me life.
94I am yours; save me, for I have sought your precepts.
95The wicked lie in wait to destroy me; but I shall ponder your instruction.
96I see that all things have an end, but your commandment has no limit.
97How I love your law! It is my study all day long.
98Your commandment makes me wiser than my enemies, for it is my possession for ever.
99I have more insight than all my teachers, for your instruction is my study;
100I have more wisdom than those who are old, because I have kept your precepts.
101I do not set foot on any evil path in my obedience to your word;
102I do not swerve from your decrees, for you have been my teacher.
103How sweet is your promise to my palate, sweeter on my tongue than honey!
104From your precepts I learn wisdom; therefore I hate every path of falsehood.
105Your word is a lamp to my feet, a light on my path;
106I have bound myself by oath and solemn vow to keep your just decrees.
107I am cruelly afflicted; LORD, revive me as you have promised.
108Accept, LORD, the willing tribute of my lips, and teach me your decrees.
109Every day I take my life in my hands, yet I never forget your law.
110The wicked have set a trap for me, but I do not stray from your precepts.
111Your instruction is my everlasting heritage; it is the joy of my heart.
112I am resolved to fulfil your statutes; they are a reward that never fails.
113I hate those who are not single-minded, but I love your law.
114You are my hiding-place and my shield; in your word I put my hope.
115Leave me alone, you evildoers, that I may keep the commandments of my God.
116Support me as you have promised, that I may live; do not disappoint my hope.
117Sustain me, that I may see deliverance; then I shall always be occupied with your statutes.
118You reject all who stray from your statutes, for their whole talk is malice and lies.
119In your sight the wicked are all scum of the earth; therefore I love your instruction.
120The dread of you makes my flesh creep; I stand in awe of your decrees.
121I have done what is just and right; you will not abandon me to my oppressors.
122Stand surety for the welfare of your servant; do not let the proud oppress me.
123My eyes grow weary looking for your deliverance, with waiting for the victory you have promised.
124In your dealings with me, LORD, show your love and teach me your statutes.
125I am your servant; give me insight to understand your instruction.
126It is time for you to act, LORD, for your law has been broken.
127Truly I love your commandments more than gold, even the finest gold.
128It is by your precepts that I find the right way; I hate the paths of falsehood.
129Your instruction is wonderful; therefore I gladly keep it.
130Your word is revealed, and all is light; it gives understanding even to the untaught.
131I pant, I thirst, longing for your commandments.
132Turn to me and show me favour, just as you have decreed for those who love your name.
133Make my step firm according to your promise, and let no wrong have the mastery over me.
134Deliver me from oppression by my fellows, that I may observe your precepts.
135Let your face shine on your servant and teach me your statutes.
136My eyes stream with tears because your law goes unheeded.
137How just you are, LORD! How straight and true are your decrees!
138How just is the instruction you give! It is firm and sure.
139I am speechless with indignation at my enemies' neglect of your words.
140Your promise has been well tested, and I love it, LORD.
141I may be despised and of little account, but I do not forget your precepts.
142Your justice is an everlasting justice, and your law is steadfast.
143Though I am overtaken by trouble and anxiety, your commandments are my delight.
144Your instruction is ever just; give me understanding that I may live.
145With my whole heart I call; answer me, LORD. I shall keep your statutes.
146I call to you; save me that I may heed your instruction.
147Before dawn I rise to cry for help; I put my hope in your word.
148Before the midnight watch my eyes are open for meditation on your promise.
149In your love hear me, and give me life, LORD, by your decree.
150My pursuers in their malice are close behind me, but they are far from your law.
151Yet you are near, LORD, and all your commandments are steadfast.
152I have long known from your instruction that you have given it everlasting foundations.
153See in what trouble I am and set me free, for I do not forget your law.
154Be my advocate and gain my acquittal; as you promised, give me life.
155Such deliverance is beyond the reach of the wicked, because they do not ponder your statutes.
156Great is your compassion, LORD; by your decree grant me life.
157Though my persecutors and my foes are many, I have not swerved from your instruction.
158I was cut to the quick when I saw traitors who had no regard for your word.
159See how I love your precepts! In your love, LORD, grant me life.
160Your word is founded in steadfastness, and all your just decrees are everlasting.
161Rulers persecute me without cause, but it is your word that fills me with awe.
162I am jubilant over your promise, like someone who finds much booty.
163Falsehood I abhor and detest, but I love your law.
164Seven times each day I praise you for the justice of your decrees.
165Peace is the reward of those who love your law; no pitfalls beset their path.
166I hope for your deliverance, LORD, and I fulfil your commandments;
167gladly I heed your instruction and love it dearly.
168I heed your precepts and your instruction, for all my life lies open before you.
169Let my cry of joy reach you, LORD; give me insight as you have promised.
170Let my prayers for favour reach you; be true to your promise and save me.
171Let your praise pour from my lips, for you teach me your statutes;
172let the music of your promises be on my tongue, for your commandments are justice itself.
173May your hand be prompt to help me, for I have chosen your precepts;
174I long for your deliverance, LORD, and your law is my delight.
175Let me live to praise you; let your decrees be my help.
176I have strayed like a lost sheep; come, search for your servant, for I have not forgotten your commandments.