Psalm 119:145-176

Common English Bible

¹⁴⁵ I cry out with all my heart:
    “Lord, answer me so I can guard your statutes!”
¹⁴⁶ I cry out to you, “Save me
    so I can keep your laws!”
¹⁴⁷ I meet the predawn light and cry for help.
    I wait for your promise.
¹⁴⁸ My eyes encounter each hour of the night
    as I think about your word.
¹⁴⁹ Listen to my voice, according to your faithful love.
    Lord, make me live again, according to your justice.
¹⁵⁰ The people who love to plot wicked schemes are nearby,
    but they are so far from your Instruction!
¹⁵¹ But you, Lord, are nearby too,
    and all your commandments are true.
¹⁵² Long ago I learned from your laws
    that you had established them forever.

¹⁵³ Look at my suffering and deliver me
    because I haven’t forgotten your Instruction.
¹⁵⁴ Argue my case and redeem me.
    Make me live again by your word.
¹⁵⁵ Salvation is far from the wicked
    because they haven’t pursued your statutes.
¹⁵⁶ You have so much compassion, Lord—
    make me live again, according to your rules.
¹⁵⁷ My oppressors and enemies are many,
    but I haven’t turned away from your laws.
¹⁵⁸ I look on the faithless, and I am disgusted
    because they haven’t kept your word.
¹⁵⁹ Look at how much I love your precepts.
    Make me live again, Lord, according to your faithful love!
¹⁶⁰ The first thing to know about your word is that it is true
    and that all your righteous rules last forever.

¹⁶¹ Rulers oppress me without cause,
    but my heart honors what you’ve said.
¹⁶² I’m overjoyed at your word,
    like someone who finds great treasure.
¹⁶³ I hate, I absolutely despise, what is false,
    but I’m in love with your Instruction.
¹⁶⁴ I praise you seven times a day
    for your righteous rules.
¹⁶⁵ The people who love your Instruction enjoy peace—and lots of it.
    There’s no stumbling for them!
¹⁶⁶ Lord, I wait for your saving help.
    I do what you’ve commanded.
¹⁶⁷ I keep your laws;
    I love them so much!
¹⁶⁸ I keep your precepts and your laws
    because all my ways are seen by you.

¹⁶⁹ Let my cry reach you, Lord;
    help me understand according to what you’ve said.
¹⁷⁰ Let my request for grace come before you;
    deliver me according to your promise!
¹⁷¹ Let my lips overflow with praise
    because you’ve taught me your statutes.
¹⁷² Let my tongue declare your word,
    because all your commandments are righteous.
¹⁷³ Let your power help me
    because I have chosen your precepts.
¹⁷⁴ Lord, I long for your saving help!
    Your Instruction is my joy!
¹⁷⁵ Let me live again so I can praise you!
    Let your rules help me!
¹⁷⁶ I’ve wandered off like a sheep, lost.
    Find your servant
        because I haven’t forgotten
        your commandments!