Psalm 119:73-96

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition

⁷³ Your hands have made and fashioned me;
    give me understanding that I may learn your commandments.^(A)
74 Those who fear you shall see me and rejoice,
    because I have hoped in your word.^(B)
75 I know, O Lord, that your judgments are right
    and that in faithfulness you have humbled me.^(C)
76 Let your steadfast love become my comfort
    according to your promise to your servant.
⁷⁷ Let your mercy come to me, that I may live,
    for your law is my delight.
⁷⁸ Let the arrogant be put to shame,
    for they have subverted me with guile;
    as for me, I will meditate on your precepts.^(D)
79 Let those who fear you turn to me,
    so that they may know your decrees.
⁸⁰ May my heart be blameless in your statutes,
    so that I may not be put to shame.

⁸¹ My soul languishes for your salvation;
    I hope in your word.^(E)
82 My eyes fail with watching for your promise;
    I ask, “When will you comfort me?”^(F)
83 For I have become like a wineskin in the smoke,
    yet I have not forgotten your statutes.^(G)
84 How long must your servant endure?
    When will you judge those who persecute me?^(H)
85 The arrogant have dug pitfalls for me;
    they flout your law.^(I)
86 All your commandments are enduring;
    I am persecuted without cause; help me!^(J)
87 They have almost made an end of me on earth,
    but I have not forsaken your precepts.
⁸⁸ In your steadfast love spare my life,
    so that I may keep the decrees of your mouth.

⁸⁹ The Lord exists forever;
    your word is firmly fixed in heaven.^(K)
90 Your faithfulness endures to all generations;
    you have established the earth, and it stands fast.^(L)
91 By your appointment they stand today,
    for all things are your servants.^(M)
92 If your law had not been my delight,
    I would have perished in my misery.
⁹³ I will never forget your precepts,
    for by them you have given me life.^(N)
94 I am yours; save me,
    for I have sought your precepts.
⁹⁵ The wicked lie in wait to destroy me,
    but I consider your decrees.
⁹⁶ I have seen a limit to all perfection,
    but your commandment is exceedingly broad.