¶I cried with all my heart; answer me, O LORD!
I will observe Your statutes.
I cried to You; save me
And I will keep Your testimonies.
I rise before dawn and cry [in prayer] for help;
I wait for Your word.
My eyes anticipate the night watches and I awake before the call of the watchman,
That I may meditate on Your word.
Hear my voice according to Your [steadfast] lovingkindness;
O LORD, renew and refresh me according to Your ordinances.
Those who follow after wickedness approach;
They are far from Your law.
You are near, O LORD,
And all Your commandments are truth.
Of old I have known from Your testimonies
That You have founded them forever. [Luke 21:33]
¶Look upon my agony and rescue me,
For I do not forget Your law.
Plead my cause and redeem me;
Revive me and give me life according to [the promise of] Your word.
Salvation is far from the wicked,
For they do not seek Your statutes.
Great are Your tender mercies and steadfast love, O LORD;
Revive me and give me life according to Your ordinances.
Many are my persecutors and my adversaries,
Yet I do not turn away from Your testimonies.
I see the treacherous and loathe them,
Because they do not respect Your law.
Consider how I love Your precepts;
Revive me and give me life, O LORD, according to Your lovingkindness.
The sum of Your word is truth [the full meaning of all Your precepts],
And every one of Your righteous ordinances endures forever.
¶Princes persecute me without cause,
But my heart stands in [reverent] awe of Your words [so I can expect You to help me]. [1 Sam 24:11, 14; 26:18]
I rejoice at Your word,
As one who finds great treasure.
I hate and detest falsehood,
But I love Your law.
Seven times a day I praise You,
Because of Your righteous ordinances.
Those who love Your law have great peace;
Nothing makes them stumble. [Prov 3:2; Is 32:17]
I hope and wait [with complete confidence] for Your salvation, O LORD,
And I do Your commandments. [Gen 49:18]
My soul keeps Your testimonies [hearing and accepting and obeying them];
I love them greatly.
I keep Your precepts and Your testimonies,
For all my ways are [fully known] before You.
¶Let my [mournful] cry come before You, O LORD;
Give me understanding [the ability to learn and a teachable heart] according to Your word [of promise].
Let my supplication come before You;
Deliver me according to Your word.
Let my lips speak praise [with thanksgiving],
For You teach me Your statutes.
Let my tongue sing [praise for the fulfillment] of Your word,
For all Your commandments are righteous.
Let Your hand be ready to help me,
For I have chosen Your precepts.
I long for Your salvation, O LORD,
And Your law is my delight.
Let my soul live that it may praise You,
And let Your ordinances help me.
I have gone astray like a lost sheep;
Seek Your servant, for I do not forget Your commandments. [Is 53:6; Luke 15:4; 1 Pet 2:25]
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