'Precepts' in the Bible
The precepts of Jehovah are upright, Rejoicing the heart, The command of Jehovah is pure, enlightening the eyes,
To those keeping His covenant, And to those remembering His precepts to do them.
Thou hast commanded us Thy precepts to keep diligently,
In Thy precepts I meditate, And I behold attentively Thy paths.
The way of Thy precepts cause me to understand, And I meditate in Thy wonders.
Lo, I have longed for Thy precepts, In Thy righteousness quicken Thou me,
And I walk habitually in a broad place, For Thy precepts I have sought.
A companion I am to all who fear Thee, And to those keeping Thy precepts.
Forged against me falsehood have the proud, I with the whole heart keep Thy precepts.
Ashamed are the proud, For with falsehood they dealt perversely with me. I meditate in Thy precepts.
Almost consumed me on earth have they, And I -- I have not forsaken Thy precepts.
To the age I forget not Thy precepts, For by them Thou hast quickened me.
I am Thine, save Thou me, For Thy precepts I have sought.
Above elders I understand more, For Thy precepts I have kept.
From Thy precepts I have understanding, Therefore I have hated every false path!
The wicked have laid a snare for me, And from thy precepts I wandered not.
Ransom me from the oppression of man, And I observe Thy precepts,
See, for thy precepts I have loved, Jehovah, According to Thy kindness quicken me.
I have kept Thy precepts and Thy testimonies, For all my ways are before Thee!
I wandered as a lost sheep, seek Thy servant, For Thy precepts I have not forgotten!