In my heart I store up your words, so I might not sin against you.

I find delight in your statutes; I do not forget your instructions.

I am like a foreigner in this land. Do not hide your commands from me!

I hold fast to your rules. O Lord, do not let me be ashamed!

Do not completely deprive me of a truthful testimony, for I await your justice.

I will speak about your regulations before kings and not be ashamed.

Arrogant people do nothing but scoff at me. Yet I do not turn aside from your law.

I remember your name during the night, O Lord, and I will keep your law.

The ropes of the wicked tighten around me, but I do not forget your law.

In the middle of the night I arise to thank you for your just regulations.

May I be fully committed to your statutes, so that I might not be ashamed.

For I am like a wineskin dried up in smoke. I do not forget your statutes.

They have almost destroyed me here on the earth, but I do not reject your precepts.

If I had not found encouragement in your law, I would have died in my sorrow.

I do not turn aside from your regulations, for you teach me.

My life is in continual danger, but I do not forget your law.

The wicked lay a trap for me, but I do not wander from your precepts.

Sustain me as you promised, so that I will live. Do not disappoint me!

(Ayin) I do what is fair and right. Do not abandon me to my oppressors!

Guarantee the welfare of your servant! Do not let the arrogant oppress me!

Direct my steps by your word! Do not let any sin dominate me!

Tears stream down from my eyes, because people do not keep your law.

I am insignificant and despised, yet I do not forget your precepts.

(Resh) See my pain and rescue me! For I do not forget your law.

The wicked have no chance for deliverance, for they do not seek your statutes.

The enemies who chase me are numerous. Yet I do not turn aside from your rules.

I take note of the treacherous and despise them, because they do not keep your instructions.

I have wandered off like a lost sheep. Come looking for your servant, for I do not forget your commands.

May he not allow your foot to slip! May your protector not sleep!

Look! Israel's protector does not sleep or slumber!

The sun will not harm you by day, or the moon by night.

A song of ascents, by David. "If the Lord had not been on our side" -- let Israel say this! --

if the Lord had not been on our side, when men attacked us,

The Lord deserves praise, for he did not hand us over as prey to their teeth.

Indeed, the scepter of a wicked king will not settle upon the allotted land of the godly. Otherwise the godly might do what is wrong.

A song of ascents, by Solomon. If the Lord does not build a house, then those who build it work in vain. If the Lord does not guard a city, then the watchman stands guard in vain.

How blessed is the man who fills his quiver with them! They will not be put to shame when they confront enemies at the city gate.

"Since my youth they have often attacked me, but they have not defeated me.

Those who pass by will not say, "May you experience the Lord's blessing! We pronounce a blessing on you in the name of the Lord."

A song of ascents, by David. O Lord, my heart is not proud, nor do I have a haughty look. I do not have great aspirations, or concern myself with things that are beyond me.

He said, "I will not enter my own home, or get into my bed.

I will not allow my eyes to sleep, or my eyelids to slumber,

For the sake of David, your servant, do not reject your chosen king!

The Lord made a reliable promise to David; he will not go back on his word. He said, "I will place one of your descendants on your throne.

I will abundantly supply what she needs; I will give her poor all the food they need.

A song of ascents. Attention! Praise the Lord, all you servants of the Lord, who serve in the Lord's temple during the night.

the moon and stars to rule by night, for his loyal love endures,

May my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth, if I do not remember you, and do not give Jerusalem priority over whatever gives me the most joy.

Though the Lord is exalted, he takes note of the lowly, and recognizes the proud from far away.

The Lord avenges me. O Lord, your loyal love endures. Do not abandon those whom you have made!

Certainly my tongue does not frame a word without you, O Lord, being thoroughly aware of it.

If I were to say, "Certainly the darkness will cover me, and the light will turn to night all around me,"

even the darkness is not too dark for you to see, and the night is as bright as day; darkness and light are the same to you.

my bones were not hidden from you, when I was made in secret and sewed together in the depths of the earth.

O Lord, do I not hate those who hate you, and despise those who oppose you?

Proud men hide a snare for me; evil men spread a net by the path; they set traps for me. (Selah)

O Lord, do not let the wicked have their way! Do not allow their plan to succeed when they attack! (Selah)

May he rain down fiery coals upon them! May he throw them into the fire! From bottomless pits they will not escape.

A slanderer will not endure on the earth; calamity will hunt down a violent man and strike him down.

Do not let me have evil desires, or participate in sinful activities with men who behave wickedly. I will not eat their delicacies.

May the godly strike me in love and correct me! May my head not refuse choice oil! Indeed, my prayer is a witness against their evil deeds.

Surely I am looking to you, O sovereign Lord. In you I take shelter. Do not expose me to danger!

Do not sit in judgment on your servant, for no one alive is innocent before you.

Answer me quickly, Lord! My strength is fading. Do not reject me, or I will join those descending into the grave.

Do not trust in princes, or in human beings, who cannot deliver!

He is not enamored with the strength of a horse, nor is he impressed by the warrior's strong legs.

He has not done so with any other nation; they are not aware of his regulations. Praise the Lord!

He established them so they would endure; he issued a decree that will not be revoked.

Listen, my child, to the instruction from your father, and do not forsake the teaching from your mother.

My child, if sinners try to entice you, do not consent!

My child, do not go down their way, withhold yourself from their path;

Surely it is futile to spread a net in plain sight of any bird,

because you neglected all my advice, and did not comply with my rebuke,

Then they will call to me, but I will not answer; they will diligently seek me, but they will not find me.

Because they hated moral knowledge, and did not choose to fear the Lord,

they did not comply with my advice, they spurned all my rebuke.

My child, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments,

Do not let truth and mercy leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.

Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own understanding.

Do not be wise in your own estimation; fear the Lord and turn away from evil.

My child, do not despise discipline from the Lord, and do not loathe his rebuke.

My child, do not let them escape from your sight; safeguard sound wisdom and discretion.

Then you will walk on your way with security, and you will not stumble.

When you lie down you will not be filled with fear; when you lie down your sleep will be pleasant.

You will not be afraid of sudden disaster, or when destruction overtakes the wicked;

Do not withhold good from those who need it, when you have the ability to help.

Do not say to your neighbor, "Go! Return tomorrow and I will give it," when you have it with you at the time.

Do not plot evil against your neighbor when he dwells by you unsuspectingly.

Do not accuse anyone without legitimate cause, if he has not treated you wrongly.

Do not envy a violent man, and do not choose to imitate any of his ways;

Because I give you good instruction, do not forsake my teaching.

Acquire wisdom, acquire understanding; do not forget and do not turn aside from the words I speak.

Do not forsake wisdom, and she will protect you; love her, and she will guard you.

When you walk, your steps will not be hampered, and when you run, you will not stumble.

Hold on to instruction, do not let it go; protect it, because it is your life.

Do not enter the path of the wicked or walk in the way of those who are evil.

Avoid it, do not go on it; turn away from it, and go on.

The way of the wicked is like gloomy darkness; they do not know what causes them to stumble.

Do not let them depart from your sight, guard them within your heart;

Do not turn to the right or to the left; turn yourself away from evil.