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Psalm 119:99-112 English Standard Version (ESV)

99. I have more understanding than all my teachers,for your testimonies are my meditation.

100. I understand more than the aged,for I keep your precepts.

101. I hold back my feet from every evil way,in order to keep your word.

102. I do not turn aside from your rules,for you have taught me.

103. How sweet are your words to my taste,sweeter than honey to my mouth!

104. Through your precepts I get understanding;therefore I hate every false way.

105. Your word is a lamp to my feetand a light to my path.

106. I have sworn an oath and confirmed it,to keep your righteous rules.

107. I am severely afflicted; give me life, O Lord, according to your word!

108. Accept my freewill offerings of praise, O Lord,and teach me your rules.

109. I hold my life in my hand continually,but I do not forget your law.

110. The wicked have laid a snare for me,but I do not stray from your precepts.

111. Your testimonies are my heritage forever,for they are the joy of my heart.

112. I incline my heart to perform your statutesforever, to the end.