152. Of old have I known from thy testimonies, That thou hast founded them for ever.
153. Consider mine affliction, and deliver me; For I do not forget thy law.
154. Plead thou my cause, and redeem me: Quicken me according to thy word.
155. Salvation is far from the wicked; For they seek not thy statutes.
156. Great are thy tender mercies, O Jehovah: Quicken me according to thine ordinances.
157. Many are my persecutors and mine adversaries; Yet have I not swerved from thy testimonies.
158. I beheld the treacherous, and was grieved, Because they observe not thy word.
159. Consider how I love thy precepts: Quicken me, O Jehovah, according to thy lovingkindness.