How blessed are those whose way is 1,ablameless,Who bwalk in the law of Yahweh.2How blessed are those who aobserve His testimonies,They bseek Him cwith alltheirheart.3They also do notaworkunrighteousness;They walk in His ways.4You have acommandedus,To keep Your precepts1diligently.5Oh may my aways be establishedTo bkeep Your statutes!6Then I ashall not beashamedWhen I look1upon all Your commandments.7I shall agivethanks to You with uprightness of heart,When I learn Your righteousjudgments.8I shall keep Your statutes;Do not aforsake me utterly!
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9How can a youngmankeep his waypure?By akeepingit according to Your word.10With aall my heart I have sought You;Do not let me bstray from Your commandments.11Your word I have atreasured in my heart,That I may not sin against You.12Blessed are You, O Yahweh;aTeach me Your statutes.13With my lips I have arecountedAll the bjudgments of Your mouth.14I have arejoiced in the way of Your testimonies,1As much as in allriches.15I will amuse upon Your preceptsAnd look upon bYour ways.16I shall 1,adelight in Your statutes;I shall bnot forget Your word.
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17aDealbountifully with Your slave,That I may live and keep Your word.18Open my eyes, that I may beholdWonderfulthings from Your law.19I am a asojourner in the earth;Do not hide Your commandments from me.20My soul is crushed1,awith longingFor Your judgments at alltimes.21You arebuke the arrogant, 1the bcursed,Who cstray from Your commandments.22aTakeawayreproach and contempt from me,For I bobserve Your testimonies.23Even though aprincessitandtalk against me,Your slavebmuses on Your statutes.24Your testimoniesalso are my adelight;They are1my counselors.
