11 Thy word I in my heart have hidi That I offend not thee. 12 O Lord, thou ever blessed art, Thy statutes teach thou me. 13 The judgments of thy mouth each one My lips declared have: 14 More joy thy testimonies' way Than riches all me gave. 15 I will thy holy precepts make And carefully I'll have respect 16 Upon thy statutes my delight GIMEL. The 3d Part... 17 With me thy servant, in thy grace," That by thy favour I may live, 18 Open mine eyes, that of thy law The wonders I may see. 19 I am a stranger on this earth, Hide not thy laws from me. 20 My soul within me breaks, and doth Much fainting still endure, Through longing that it hath all times 21 Thou hast rebuk'd the cursed proud, Who from thy precepts swerve. 22 Reproach and shame remove from me, For I thy laws observe. 23 Against me princes spake with spite, While they in council sat: But I thy servant did upon 24 My comfort, and my heart's delight, And they, in all my doubts and fears, DALETH. The 4th Part. 25 My soul to dust cleaves: quicken me, According to thy word. 26 My ways I shew'd, and me thou heard'st: Teach me thy statutes, Lord. 27 The way of thy commandements So all thy works that wondrous are 28 My soul doth melt, and drop away, And graciously thy holy law 30 I chosen have the perfect way Thy judgments that most righteous are- 31 I to thy testimonies cleave; Shame do not on me cast. 32 I'll run thy precepts' way, when thou. My heart enlarged hast. HE. The 5th Part.. 33 Teach me, O Lord, the perfect way Of thy precepts divine, And to observe it to the end Yea, ev'n with my whole heart, I shall 35 In thy law's path make me to go: 36 My heart unto thy testimonies, And not to greed, incline. 37 Turn thou away my sight and eyes And in thy good and holy way 38 Confirm to me thy gracious word, Ev'n to thy servant, Lord, who is 39 Turn thou away my fear'd reproach; 40 Lo, for thy precepts I have long'd; In thy truth quicken me. VAU. The 6th Part. 41 Let thy sweet mercies also come Ev'n thy benign salvation, 42 So shall I have wherewith I may Who spitefully reproacheth me; 3 The word of truth out of my mouth For on thy judgments righteous 44 So shall I keep for evermore Thy law continually. 45 And, sith that I thy precepts seek, I'll walk at liberty. 46 I'll speak thy word to kings, and I And I will also meditate ZAIN. The 7th Part. 49 Remember, Lord, thy gracious word Which, for a ground of my sure hope, 50 This word of thine my comfort is For in my straits I am reviv'd By this thy word alone. 51 The men whose hearts with pride are stuff d Did greatly me deride; Yet from thy straight commandements 52 Thy judgments righteous, O Lord, By them comforted have. 53 Horror took hold on me, because Ill men thy law forsake. 54 I in my house of pilgrimage Thy laws my songs do make. 55 Thy name by night, Lord, I did mind, And I have kept thy law. 56 And this I had, because thy word I kept, and stood in awe. CHETH. The 8th Part. 57 Thou my sure portion art alone, 59 I thought upon my former ways, And to thy testimonies pure 61 Bands of ill men me robb'd; yet I 62 I'll rise at midnight thee to praise, 63 I am companion to all those TETH. The 9th Part.. 65 Well hast thou with thy servant dealt, As thou didst promise give. 66 Good judgment me and knowledge teach, For I thy word believe. 67 Ere I afflicted was I stray'd; But now I keep thy word. |