'Precepts' in the Bible
The precepts of the Lord are right,making the heart glad;the command of the Lord is radiant,making the eyes light up.
You have commanded that Your preceptsbe diligently kept.
I will meditate on Your preceptsand think about Your ways.
Help me understandthe meaning of Your preceptsso that I can meditate on Your wonders.
How I long for Your precepts!Give me life through Your righteousness.
I will walk freely in an open placebecause I seek Your precepts.
I am a friend to all who fear You,to those who keep Your precepts.
The arrogant have smeared me with lies,but I obey Your precepts with all my heart.
Let the arrogant be put to shamefor slandering me with lies;I will meditate on Your precepts.
They almost ended my life on earth,but I did not abandon Your precepts.
I will never forget Your precepts,for You have given me life through them.
I am Yours; save me,for I have sought Your precepts.
I understand more than the eldersbecause I obey Your precepts.
I gain understanding from Your precepts;therefore I hate every false way.
The wicked have set a trap for me,but I have not wandered from Your precepts.
I carefully follow all Your preceptsand hate every false way.
Redeem me from human oppression,and I will keep Your precepts.
I am insignificant and despised,but I do not forget Your precepts.
Consider how I love Your precepts;Lord, give me life according to Your faithful love.
I obey Your precepts and decrees,for all my ways are before You.
May Your hand be ready to help me,for I have chosen Your precepts.