You have removed all the wicked of the earth like dross [for they have no value];
Therefore I love Your testimonies.
My flesh trembles in [reverent] fear of You,
And I am afraid and in awe of Your judgments.
¶I have done justice and righteousness;
Do not leave me to those who oppress me.
Be the guarantee for Your servant for good [as Judah was the guarantee for Benjamin];
Do not let the arrogant oppress me. [Gen 43:9]
My eyes fail [with longing, watching] for [the fulfillment of] Your salvation,
And for [the fulfillment of] Your righteous word.
Deal with Your servant according to Your [gracious] lovingkindness,
And teach me Your statutes.
I am Your servant; give me understanding [the ability to learn and a teachable heart]
That I may know Your testimonies.
It is time for the LORD to act;
They have broken Your law.
Therefore I love Your commandments more than gold,
Yes, more than refined gold.
Therefore I esteem as right all Your precepts concerning everything;
I hate every false way.
¶Your testimonies are wonderful;
Therefore my soul keeps them.
The unfolding of Your [glorious] words give light;
Their unfolding gives understanding to the simple (childlike).
I opened my mouth and panted [with anticipation],
Because I longed for Your commandments.
Turn to me and be gracious to me and show me favor,
As is Your way to those who love Your name.
Establish my footsteps in [the way of] Your word;
Do not let any human weakness have power over me [causing me to be separated from You].
Redeem me from the oppression of man;
That I may keep Your precepts. [Luke 1:74]
Make Your face shine [with pleasure] upon Your servant,
And teach me Your statutes. [Ps 4:6]
My eyes weep streams of water
Because people do not keep Your law.
¶Righteous are You, O LORD,
And upright are Your judgments.
You have commanded Your testimonies in righteousness
And in great faithfulness.
My zeal has [completely] consumed me,
Because my enemies have forgotten Your words.
Your word is very pure (refined);
Therefore Your servant loves it.
I am small and despised,
But I do not forget Your precepts.
Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness,
And Your law is truth. [Ps 19:9; John 17:17]
Trouble and anguish have found me,
Yet Your commandments are my delight and my joy.
Your righteous testimonies are everlasting;
Give me understanding [the ability to learn and a teachable heart] that I may live.
¶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.
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