57. The Lord is my portion; I have promised to keep Your words.
58. I have sought Your favor with all my heart;be gracious to me according to Your promise.
59. I thought about my ways and turned my steps back to Your decrees.
60. I hurried, not hesitatingto keep Your commands.
61. Though the ropes of the wicked were wrapped around me,I did not forget Your instruction.
62. I rise at midnight to thank You for Your righteous judgments.
63. I am a friend to all who fear You, to those who keep Your precepts.
64. Lord, the earth is filled with Your faithful love; teach me Your statutes.
65. Lord, You have treated Your servant well,just as You promised.
66. Teach me good judgment and discernment, for I rely on Your commands.
67. Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I keep Your word.
68. You are good, and You do what is good; teach me Your statutes.
69. The arrogant have smeared me with lies, but I obey Your precepts with all my heart.
70. Their hearts are hard and insensitive, but I delight in Your instruction.
71. It was good for me to be afflicted so that I could learn Your statutes.