I have stored what you have said in my heart, so I won't sin against you.

I have spoken with my lips about all your decrees that you have announced.

I have talked about my ways, and you have answered me; Teach me your statutes.

I have chosen the faithful way; I have firmly placed your ordinances before me.

I have remembered your ancient ordinances, LORD, and I take comfort in them.

I have made it my personal responsibility to keep your precepts. Cheth

The LORD is my inheritance; I have given my promise to keep your word.

I have sought your favor with all of my heart; be gracious to me according to your promise.

Though the ropes of the wicked have ensnared me, I have not forgotten your instruction.

LORD, you have dealt well with your servant, according to your word.

The arrogant have accused me falsely; but I will observe your precepts wholeheartedly.

May those who fear you see me and be glad, for I have hoped in your word.

I know, LORD, that your decrees are just, and that you have rightfully humbled me.

May the arrogant become ashamed, because they have subverted me with deceit; as for me, I will meditate on your precepts.

I long for your deliverance; I have looked to your word, placing my hope in it.

My eyes grow weary with respect to what you have promised I keep asking, "When will you comfort me?"

Though I have become like a water skin dried by smoke, I have not forgotten your statutes.

The arrogant have dug pitfalls for me disobeying your instruction.

Revive me according to your gracious love; and I will keep the decrees that you have proclaimed. Lamed

Had your instruction not been my pleasure, I would have died in my affliction.

I will never forget your precepts, for you have revived me with them.

I am yours, so save me, since I have sought your precepts.

I have observed that all things have their limit, but your commandment is very broad. Mem

I have more common sense than the elders, for I observe your precepts.

How pleasing is what you have to say to me tasting better than honey.

I have given my word and affirmed it, to keep your righteous judgments.

Though the wicked lay a trap for me, I haven't wandered away from your precepts.

I have inherited your decrees forever, because they are the joy of my heart.

Sustain me, God, as you have promised, and I will live. Do not let me be ashamed of my hope.

I have acted with justice and righteousness; do not abandon me to my oppressors.

It is time for the LORD to act, since they have violated your instruction.

Turn in my direction and show mercy to me, as you have decreed regarding those who love your name.

You have ordered your decrees to us rightly, and they are very faithful.

I have cried out with all of my heart. Answer me, LORD! I will observe your statutes.

I have called out to you, "Save me, so I may keep your decrees."

I look forward to the night watches, when I may meditate on what you have said.

I discovered long ago about your decrees that you have confirmed them forever. Resh

I watch the treacherous, and despise them, because they do not do what you have said.

I find joy at what you have said like one who has discovered a great treasure.

Let my request come before you; deliver me, as you have promised.

May your hand stand ready to assist me, for I have chosen your precepts.

I have wandered away like a lost sheep; come find your servant, for I do not forget your commands. A Song of Ascents

I have resided too long with those who hate peace.

Have mercy on us, LORD, have mercy, for we have had more than enough of contempt.

then they would have devoured us alive, when their anger burned against us.

Then the flood waters would have overwhelmed us, the torrent would have flooded over us;

the swollen waters would have swept us away.

We have escaped like a bird from the hunter's trap. The trap has been broken, and we have escaped.

"Since my youth they have often persecuted me," let Israel repeat it,

"Since my youth they have often persecuted me, yet they haven't defeated me.

Instead, I have composed and quieted myself like a weaned child with its mother; I am like a weaned child.

There I will create a power base for David I have prepared a lamp for my anointed one.

Daughter of Babylon! You devastator! How blessed will be the one who pays you back for what you have done to us.

I will bow down in worship toward your holy Temple and give thanks to your name for your gracious love and truth, for you have done great things to carry out your word consistent with your name.

LORD, all the kings of the earth will give you thanks, for they have heard what you have spoken.

LORD, you have examined me; you have known me.

Even before I have formed a word with my tongue, you, LORD, know it completely!

Protect me, LORD, from the control of evil people, from violent men who have planned to trip me.

The arrogant have laid a trap for me; they have spread a net with ropes, lining it with snares along the way. Interlude

LORD, my Lord, my strong deliverer, you have protected my head in the time of battle.

Though my spirit grows faint within me, you are aware of my path. Wherever I go, they have hidden a trap for me.

Pay attention to my cry, for I have been brought very low. Deliver me from my tormentors, for they are far too strong for me.

I remember the former times, meditating on everything you have done. I think about the work of your hands.

In the morning let me hear of your gracious love, for in you I trust. Cause me to know the way I should take, because I have set my hope on you.

Deliver me from my enemies, LORD. I have taken refuge in you.

LORD, everything you have done will praise you, and your holy ones will bless you.

Throw your lot in with us, and all of us will have one purse."

Do not say to your neighbor, "Go, and come back. I will pay you tomorrow," when you have cash with you.

he taught me and told me, "Let your heart fully embrace what I have to say; keep my commandments and live!

I have directed you in the way of wisdom, and I have led you along straight paths.

My son, if you guarantee a loan for your neighbor, if you have agreed to a deal with a stranger,

then do this, my son, and deliver yourself, because you have come under your neighbor's control. Go, humble yourself! Plead passionately with your neighbor!

"I have given my peace offerings, and today I fulfilled my vows.

So listen to me, my sons, and pay attention to what I have to say.

"I'm calling to you, men! What I have to say pertains to all mankind!

Listen, because I have noble things to say, and what I have to say will reveal what is right.

Everything I have to say is just; there isn't anything corrupt or perverse in my speech.

Everything I say is sensible to someone who understands, and correct to those who have acquired knowledge.

"Come! Eat my food, and drink the wine that I have mixed.

It's better to be unimportant, yet have a servant, than to pretend to be important, but lack food.

Whoever tills his soil will have a lot to eat, but anyone who pursues fantasies lacks sense.

What the wise have to teach is a fountain of life and causes someone to avoid the snares of death.

What the wise have to say disseminates knowledge, but it's not in the heart of fools to do so.

The person who has great anger must pay the consequences, because if you rescue him, you will have to do it again.

Do not love sleep or you'll become poor, keep your eyes open and you'll have plenty of food.

It is a trap for a person to declare quickly, "This is sacred," and only later to have second thoughts about the vows.

The rich and the poor have this in common the LORD created both of them.

for it is pleasant when you treasure them within you and have them ready on your lips.

Have I not written for you 30 sayings containing counsel and knowledge,

If you don't have the ability to pay, why should your very bed be taken from under you?

Put a knife to your own throat, if you have a big appetite.

You'll vomit up what little you've eaten, and your compliments will have been wasted.

You will have enough goat's milk to drink and to supply your household needs, as well as sustenance for your servant girls.

Whoever works his farmland will have abundant food, but whoever chases fantasies will become very poor.

The poor man and the oppressor have this in common: the LORD gave them both eyes with which to see.

God, I have asked you for two things don't refuse me before I die

Some people view themselves as pure, but haven't been cleansed from their own filth.

Some people what an arrogant look they have! raise their eyebrows haughtily.

Some people have swords for teeth and knives for fangs to devour the afflicted from the earth and the needy from among mankind.

Locusts have no king, but they all swarm in ranks.