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Yahweh is pleased with/Happy arethose about whom no one can say truthfully that they have done things that are wrong,
those who always obey the laws of Yahweh.
Yahweh is pleased with those whoobey his requirements/do what he has instructed them to do►,
those who request him with their entire inner beings to help them to do that.
They do not do things that are wrong;
they behave like Yahweh wants them to.
Yahweh, you have given usyour principles of behavior/all the things that you have declared that we should do►,
and you told us to obey them carefully.
I desire that I will faithfully/always obey allyour statutes/that you have said that we should do►.
If I continuallyheed/pay attention toallyour commands/that you have commanded►,
I will not be disgraced/ashamed.
When I learn all ofyour regulations/the rules that you have given to us,
I will praise you with a pure inner being [IDM].
I will obey allyour statutes/that you have decreed that we should do►;
do not desert/abandon me!
I know [RHQ] how a youth cankeep his life pure/avoid sinning►;
it is by obeying what you have told us to do.
10  I try to serve you with my entire inner being;
do not allow me towander away from obeying/disobey► ◄your commands/what you have commanded►.
11  I have ◄memorized/stored in my mind many ofyour words/what you have promised
in order that I will not sin against you.
12  Yahweh, I praise you;
teach meyour statutes/what you have declared►.
13  I [MTY] tell othersthe regulations/the rules that you have given to us.
14  I like to obeyyour requirements/what you have instructed us to do;
I enjoy that more than being very rich.
15  I willstudy/think about► ◄your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do►,
and I will pay attention to what you have showed me.
16  I will be happy to obeyyour statutes/what you have decreed that we should do►,
and I will not forget your words.
17  Do good things for me, who serve you,
in order that I may continue to live and obeyyour words/what you have told us to doduring all my life.
18  Open my mind
in order that I may know the wonderful things that are written in your laws.
19  I am living here on the earth for only a short time;
do not prevent me from understanding/help me to understand► [LIT] ◄your commands/what you have commanded►.
20  In my inner being I strongly desire to knowyour regulations/the rules that you have given to usall the time.
21  You rebuke those who are proud;
cursed are those who disobeyyour commands/what you have commanded►.
22  Do not allow them to continue to insult and scorn me;
I request this because I have obeyed what you have instructed us to do.
23  Rulers gather together and plan ways to harm me,
but I willmeditate on/study► ◄your statutes/what you have decreed►.
24  I am delighted withyour requirements/what you have instructed us to do;
it is as though they are my advisors.
 
25  I think that I will soon die [IDM];
revive/heal me, as you have told me that you would.
26  When I told you about my behavior, you answered me;
teach meyour statutes/what you have decreed that we should do►.
27  Help me to understandyour principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do►,
and then I willmeditate on/think aboutthe wonderful things that you have done.
28  I am very sad/sorrowful [IDM], with the result that I have no strength;
enable me to be strong again, like you promised me that you would do.
29  Prevent me from doing what is wrong,
and be kind to me by teaching me your laws.
30  I have decided that I will faithfully/always obey you;
I havepaid attention to/heeded► ◄your regulations/the rules that you have given to us►.
31  Yahweh, I try to carefully hold fast to what you have instructed us to do;
do not abandon me, with the result that I would become disgraced.
32  I will eagerly obey [IDM] ◄your commands/what you have commanded►,
because you have enabled me to understand more what you want me to do.
 
33  Yahweh, teach me the meaning ofyour statutes/the things that you have decreed that we should do►,
and then I will obey them, every one of them.
34  Help me to understand your laws
in order that I may obey them with all my inner being.
35  I am happy withyour commands/what you have commanded►,
solead me along the paths/enable me to walk on the roadthat you have chosen for me.
36  Cause me to want to obey your rules
and not to want to become rich.
37  Do not allow me to look at things that are worthless,
and allow me to continue to live, like you promised that you would do.
38  Because I serve you, do what you promised to do for me,
which is what you also promise to do for all those who revere you.
39  People insult me;
protect me from those insults, because I hate them.
Theregulations/rules that you have given to usare very good!
40  I very much desire to obeyyour principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do►;
because you are righteous, allow me to continue to live (OR, be good to me).
 
41  Yahweh, show me that you faithfully love me,
and rescue/save me, like you have said/promised that you would.
42  After you do that, I will be able to reply to those who insult me,
because I trust inyour word/what you have promised that you would do►.
43  Always enable me to [LIT] speak your truth,
because I have confidence inyour regulations/the rules that you have given us►.
44  I will always obey your laws,
forever.
45  I will be free fromaffliction/my enemies’ attacks,
because I have tried to obeyyour principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do►.
46  I will tell to kingsyour requirements/what you have instructed us to do►;
and because I did not abandon you, those kings will not cause me to be ashamed.
47  I am delighted to obeyyour commands/what you have commanded►,
and I love them.
48  I respect/revere [IDM] ◄your commands/what you have commanded►,
and I love them,
and I willmeditate on/think about► ◄your statutes/what you have decreed that we should do►.
 
49  Do not forget what you said/promised to do for me, who serve you,
because what you have said has caused me to confidently expect good things from you.
50  When I have been suffering, you comforted me;
you did what you promised me, and that [PRS] revived me.
51  Proud people are always making fun of me,
but I do notturn away from/stop obeying your laws.
52  Yahweh, when I think aboutyour regulations/the rulesthat you gave to us long ago,
I am comforted/encouraged.
53  When I see that wicked people have disregarded your laws,
I become very angry.
54  While I have been living here for a short time on the earth,
I have written songs aboutyour statutes/what you have decreed that we should do►.
55  Yahweh, during the night I think about you [MTY],
and so I obey your laws.
56  What I have always done is to obeyyour principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do►.
 
57  Yahweh, you are the one whom I have chosen,
and I promise toobey your words/do what you have told us to do►.
58  With all my inner being I plead with you to be good to me;
be kind to me, like you promised/said that you would do.
59  I have thought about my behavior,
and I have decided to return to obeyingyour requirements/what you have instructed us to do►.
60  I hurry to obeyyour commands/what you have commanded►;
I do not delay at all.
61  Wicked people have tried to seize me, like a hunter tries to catch an animal with a net [MET],
but I do not forget your laws.
62  In the middle of the night I wake up,
and I praise you foryour commands/the rules that you have given us to do►;
they are fair/just.
63  I am a friend of all those who revere you,
those who obeyyour principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do►.
64  Yahweh, you faithfully/always love people all over the earth;
teach meyour statutes/what you have decreed that we should do►.
 
65  Yahweh, you have done good things for me,
like you promised/said that you would do.
66  Teach me to think carefully before I decide what to do,
and teach me other things that I need to know,
because I believe that it is good for us to obeyyour commands/what you have commanded►.
67  Before you afflicted/punished me, I did things that were wrong,
but now I obeyyour words/what you have told us to do►.
68  You are very good, and what you do is good;
teach meyour statutes/what you have decreed that we should do►.
69  Proud people have told many lies about me,
but the truth is that with all my inner being I obeyyour principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do►.
70  Those proud peopleare stupid/do not understand your laws► [IDM],
but as for me, I am delighted with your laws.
71  It was good for me that you afflicted/punished me,
because the result was that I learnedyour statutes/what you have decreed that we should do►.
72  The laws that you [MTY] gave/told to us are worth more to me than gold,
more than thousands of pieces of gold and silver.
 
73  You created me and formed my body (OR, kept me safe);
help me to be wise in order that I may learnyour commands/what you have commanded►.
74  Those who have an awesome respect for you will see what you have done for me, and they will rejoice,
because they will see that I have trusted inyour words/what you told us►.
75  Yahweh, I know thatyour regulations/the rules that you have given to usare right/fair
and that you have afflicted/punished me because you faithfully do what you have promised.
76  Cause me to be comforted/encouraged by knowing that you faithfully love me,
like you said to me that you would do.
77  Be merciful to me in order that I may continue to live,
because I am delighted with your laws.
78  Cause the proud people who falsely accuse me to be ashamed,
but as for me, I will continue ◄meditating on/thinking about► ◄your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do►.
79  Cause those who revere you to come back to me
in order that they may (OR, specifically, those who) knowyour requirements/what you have instructed us to do►.
80  Enable me to perfectly obeyyour statutes/what you have decreed that we should do
in order that I may not be ashamed because of not doing that.
 
81  I am very tired/exhausted while I wait for you to save me from my enemies;
but I confidently expect that you will tell me what you will do.
82  My eyes are tired from waiting a long time for you to do what you promised/said that you would do,
and I ask, “When will you help/encourage me?”
83  I have become as useless as [MET] a wineskin that is shriveled from hanging a long time in the smoke inside a house,
but I have not forgottenyour statutes/what you have decreed that we should do►.
84  How long must I wait?
When will you punish those whopersecute/cause trouble forme?
85  It is as though proud people have dug deep pits for me to fall into,
people who do not obey your laws.
86  Allyour commands are/what you have commanded istrustworthy;
but people are ◄persecuting/causing trouble forme by telling lies about me, so please help me!
87  Those people have almost killed me,
but I have not stopped obeyingyour principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do►.
88  Because you faithfully love me, allow me to continue to live
in order that I may continue to obeyyour rules/what you have instructed us to do►.
 
89  Yahweh, your words will last forever;
they will last as long as heaven lasts.
90  You will faithfully continue doing for people who are not yet born/in every generationwhat you havepromised/said that you would do►;
you have put the earth in its place, and it remains firmly there.
91  To this day, all things on the earth remain because you decided that they should remain;
everything on the earth serves you.
92  If I had not been delighted in obeying your laws,
I would have died because of what I was suffering.
93  I will never forgetyour principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do►,
because as a result of my obeying them you have enabled me to continue to live.
94  I belong to you; save/rescue me from my enemies,
because I have tried to obeyyour principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do►.
95  Wicked men are waiting to kill me,
but I will think about what you have instructed us to do.
96  I have learned that there is a limit/end for everything,
but what you commandhas no limits/never ends►.
 
97  I love your laws very much.
Imeditate on/think aboutthem all during the day.
98  Because I knowyour commands/what you have commanded►,
and because I think about them all the time,
I have become wiser than my enemies.
99  I understand more than my teachers do,
because Imeditate on/think about► ◄your requirements/what you have instructed us to do►.
100  I understand more than many old people do,
because I obeyyour principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do►.
101  I have avoided all evil behavior
in order that I may obeyyour words/what you have told us to do►.
102  I have notturned away from/quit obeyingyour regulations/the rules that you have given to us►,
because you have taught me while I have studied them.
103  When I read your words,
they are like [MET] sweet things that I taste/eat,
yes, they are even sweeter than honey.
104  Because I have learnedyour principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do►,
I am able to understand many things;
therefore, I hate all evil things that some people do.
105  Your words are like [MET] a lamp to guide me;
they are like a light [MET] to show me the path that I should walk on.
106  I have solemnly promised, and I am solemnly promising it again,
that I will always obey yourregulations/rules that you have given to us►,
and they are all fair/just.
107  Yahweh, I am suffering very much;
cause me to be strong/healthy again, as you have promised to do.
108  Yahweh, when I thank you while I pray, it is like [MET] a sacrifice to you;
please accept it,
and teach me yourregulations/rules that you have given to us►.
109  My enemies are often trying to kill me [IDM],
but I do not forget your laws.
110  Wicked people have tried to seize me like a hunter tries to catch an animal with a trap [MET],
but I have not disobeyedyour principles of behavior/what you declared that we should do►.
111 Your requirements/What you have instructed us to doare my possession forever;
because of them [PRS], I am joyful.
112  Ihave decided/am determined► [IDM] to obeyyour statutes/what you have decreed that we should dountil the day that I die [MTY].
 
113  I hate people who are only partly committed to you,
but I love your laws.
114  You are like a place where I can hide from my enemies,
and you are like a shield [MET] behind which I am protected from them,
and I trust in your promises.
115  You evil people, stay away from me
in order than I may obeymy God’s commands/what my God has commanded►!
116  Enable me to be strong, as you promised/said that you would do,
in order that I may continue to live.
I am confidently expecting that you will restore me;
do not disappoint me/do not allow me to be disappointed►.
117  Hold me up, in order that I will be safe
and alwayspay attention to/heed► ◄your statutes/what you have decreed that we should do►.
118  You reject all those who disobeyyour statutes/what you have decreed that we should do►;
but what they deceitfully plan to do will beuseless/in vain►.
119  You get rid of all the wicked people on the earth like [SIM] people throw away trash;
therefore I love what you have instructed us to do.
120  I [SYN] tremble because I am afraid of you;
I am afraid because you punish those who do not obeyyour regulations/the rules that you have given to us►.
 
121  But I have done what is right and fair/just;
so do not allow people to oppress/mistreat me.
122  Promise me that you will do good things for me
and do not allow proud people to oppress me.
123  My eyes are tired from waiting a long time for you to rescue me,
for you to save me like you promised/said that you would.
124  Do something for me to show that you faithfully love me,
and teach meyour statutes/what you have decreed that we should do►.
125  I am one who serves you;
enable me to understand what you want me to know
in order that I will knowyour requirements/what you have instructed us to do►.
126  Yahweh, now is the time for you to punish people
because they have disobeyed your laws.
127  Truly, I loveyour commands/what you have commandedmore than I love gold;
I love them more than I love very pure gold.
128  So I conduct my life byyour principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do►,
and I hate all the evil things that some people do.
 
129 Your requirements are/All the things that you have instructed us to do arewonderful,
so I obey them with all my inner being.
130  When someone explainsyour words/what you have said►,
it is as though they are lighting a light;
what they say causes even people who have not learned your laws to be wise.
131  I eagerly desire to knowyour commands/what you have commanded►,
like [SIM] a dog that pants with its mouth open wanting to be fed.
132  Listen to me and act kindly to me,
like you do to all those who love you [MTY].
133  Guide me as you promised/said that you would do and help me not to fall/sin;
do not allow evil people to control what I do.
134  Rescue/Save me from those who oppress me
in order that I may obeyyour principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do►.
135  Be kind to me
and teach meyour statutes/what you have decreed that we should do►.
136  I cry very much
because many people do not obey your laws.
 
137  Yahweh, you are righteous
andyour regulations/the rules that you have given to usare just/fair.
138 Your requirements/All the things that you have instructed us to doare true
and are all very right and fair.
139  I amfurious/very angry
because my enemies disregardyour words/what you have told us to do►.
140 Your promises are/All the things that you have said that you will do aredependable
and I love them.
141  I am not important and people despise me,
but I do not forgetyour principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do►.
142  You are righteous and you will be righteous forever,
and your laws will never be changed.
143  I constantly have troubles/difficulties and I am worried,
butyour commands cause/what you have commanded causesme to be happy.
144 Your requirements are/All the things that you have instructed us to do arealways fair;
help me to understand them in order that I may continue to live.
 
145  Yahweh, with all my inner being I call out to you;
answer me and I will obeyyour statutes/what you have decreed that we should do►.
146  I call out to you;
save/rescue me in order that I can continue to obey allyour requirements/the things that you have instructed us to do►.
147  Each morning I arise before dawn and call to you to help me;
I confidently expect you to do what you havepromised/said that you will do►.
148  All during the night I am awake,
and Imeditate on/think aboutwhat you havepromised/said that you would do►.
149  Yahweh, because you faithfully love me,
listen to me while I pray,
and keep me safe because of my obeyingyour regulations/what you have told us to do►.
150  Those evil people who oppress/persecute me are coming closer to me;
they do not pay any attention to your laws.
151  But Yahweh, you are near to me,
and I know thatyour commands/what you commandwill never be changed.
152  Long ago I found out aboutyour requirements/all the things that you have instructed us to do►,
and I know that you intended them to last forever.
 
153  Look at me and see that I am suffering very much, and heal me,
because I do not forget your laws.
154  Defend me when others accuse me, and rescue me from them;
allow me to continue to live, as you promised/said that you would.
155  Wicked people do not obeyyour statutes/what you have decreed that we should do►,
so you will certainly not save them.
156  Yahweh, you are very merciful;
allow me to continue to live because of my obeyingyour regulations/the rules that you have given to us►.
157  Many people are my enemies and many peoplecause me to suffer/persecute me►,
but Ido not turn aside from/have not stopped obeying► [LIT] ◄your requirements/what you have instructed us to do►.
158  When I look at those who are not faithful to you, I am disgusted
because they do not obeyyour requirements/what you have instructed us to do►.
159  Yahweh, notice that I loveyour principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do►;
because you faithfully love me, allow me to continue to live.
160  All that you have said is truth,
and allyour regulations/the rules that you have given to uswill endure forever.
 
161  Rulers persecute me for no reason,
but in my inner being I revereyour words/what you have said►.
162  I am happy aboutyour words/what you have promised to do for me,
as happy as someone who has found a great treasure.
163  I thoroughly hate [DOU] all lies
but I love your laws.
164  Seven/Many times each day I thank you foryour regulations/the rules that you have given to us►,
and they are all just/fair.
165  Things go well for those who love your laws;
there is nothing adverse/bad that will happen to them.
166  Yahweh, I confidently expect that you will rescue me from my troubles,
and I obeyyour commands/what you have commanded us►.
167  I obeywhat you require/what you have instructedus to do;
I love it all very much.
168  I obeyyour principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do►,
and you see everything that I do.
 
169  Yahweh, listen while I pray for you to help me;
help me to understand your words/what you have told us to do.
170  Hear me while I pray
and rescue/save me as you promised/said that you would.
171  I [MTY] will always praise you
because you teach meyour statutes/what you have decreed that we should do►.
172  I will sing aboutyour words/what you have promised to do
becauseall your commands are/everything that you have commanded isjust/fair.
173  I ask you [SYN] to always be ready to help me
because I have chosen to obeyyour principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do►.
174  Yahweh, I eagerly desire for you to rescue/save me from my enemies;
I am delighted with your laws.
175  Allow me to continue to live in order that I can continue to praise you,
and that your regulations/rules that you have given to us will continue to help me.
176  I have wandered away from you like [SIM] a sheep that has become lost;
search for me, because I have not forgottenyour commands/what you have commanded us►.