Holy Bible: Easy-To-Read Version

Psalms 119:10-23 Holy Bible: Easy-To-Read Version (ETR)

10. I try with all my heart to serve you. Help me obey your commands.

11. I study your teachings very carefully so that I will not sin against you.

12. Lord, you are worthy of praise! Teach me your laws.

13. I will repeat the laws we have heard from you.

14. I enjoy following your rules as much as others enjoy great riches.

15. I will study your instructions. I will give thought to your way of life.

16. I enjoy your laws. I will not forget your word.

17. Be good to me, your servant, so that I may live to obey your word.

18. Open my eyes so that I can see all the wonderful things in your teachings.

19. I feel like a stranger visiting here on earth. I need to know your commands. Don’t keep them hidden from me.

20. I constantly feel a hunger to understand your laws.

21. You tell the proud how angry you are with them. All those who refuse to obey your word are cursed.

22. Don’t let me be ashamed and embarrassed. I have obeyed your rules.

23. Even if rulers say bad things about me, I am your servant, and I continue to study your laws.