Psalm 119:145-176

New American Standard Bible

¹⁴⁵ I cried out ^(A)with all my heart; answer me, Lord!
I will ^(B)comply with Your statutes.
¹⁴⁶ I cried to You; ^(C)save me
And I shall keep Your testimonies.
¹⁴⁷ I ^[a](D)rise before dawn and cry for help;
I ^[b]wait for Your words.
¹⁴⁸ My eyes anticipate the ^(E)night watches,
So that I may ^(F)meditate on Your ^[c]word.
¹⁴⁹ Hear my voice ^(G)according to Your faithfulness;
^(H)Revive me, Lord, according to Your judgments.
¹⁵⁰ Those who follow after wickedness approach;
They are far from Your Law.
¹⁵¹ You are ^(I)near, Lord,
And all Your commandments are ^(J)truth.
¹⁵² From long ago I have ^(K)known from Your testimonies
That You have founded them ^(L)forever.

^153 (M)Look at my ^(N)affliction and rescue me,
For I have not ^(O)forgotten Your Law.
^154 (P)Plead my cause and ^(Q)redeem me;
Revive me according to Your ^[d]word.
¹⁵⁵ Salvation is ^(R)far from the wicked,
For they ^(S)do not seek Your statutes.
^156 [e](T)Great are Your mercies, Lord;
Revive me according to Your judgments.
¹⁵⁷ Many are my ^(U)persecutors and my enemies,
Yet I do not ^(V)turn aside from Your testimonies.
¹⁵⁸ I see the ^(W)treacherous and ^(X)loathe them,
Because they do not keep Your word.
¹⁵⁹ Consider how I ^(Y)love Your precepts;
^(Z)Revive me, Lord, according to Your faithfulness.
¹⁶⁰ The ^(AA)sum of Your word is ^(AB)truth,
And every one of Your righteous judgments ^(AC)is everlasting.

^161 (AD)Rulers persecute me without cause,
But my heart ^(AE)stands in awe of Your words.
¹⁶² I ^(AF)rejoice at Your ^[f]word,
Like one who ^(AG)finds great plunder.
¹⁶³ I ^(AH)hate and loathe falsehood,
But I ^(AI)love Your Law.
¹⁶⁴ Seven times a day I praise You
Because of Your ^(AJ)righteous judgments.
¹⁶⁵ Those who love Your Law have ^(AK)great peace,
And ^[g](AL)nothing causes them to stumble.
¹⁶⁶ I ^(AM)hope for Your salvation, Lord,
And do Your commandments.
¹⁶⁷ My ^(AN)soul keeps Your testimonies,
And I ^(AO)love them exceedingly.
¹⁶⁸ I ^(AP)keep Your precepts and Your testimonies,
For all my ^(AQ)ways are before You.

¹⁶⁹ Let my ^(AR)cry ^[h]come before You, Lord;
^(AS)Give me understanding ^(AT)according to Your word.
¹⁷⁰ Let my ^(AU)pleading come before You;
^(AV)Save me according to Your ^[i]word.
¹⁷¹ Let my ^(AW)lips pour out praise,
For You ^(AX)teach me Your statutes.
¹⁷² Let my ^(AY)tongue sing about Your ^[j]word,
For all Your ^(AZ)commandments are righteousness.
¹⁷³ Let Your ^(BA)hand be ^[k]ready to help me,
For I have ^(BB)chosen Your precepts.
¹⁷⁴ I ^(BC)long for Your salvation, Lord,
And Your Law is my ^(BD)delight.
¹⁷⁵ Let my ^(BE)soul live that it may praise You,
And let Your ordinances help me.
¹⁷⁶ I have ^(BF)wandered about like a lost sheep; search for Your servant,
For I do ^(BG)not forget Your commandments.