New International Reader's Version

Psalm 119:97-116 New International Reader's Version (NIRV)

97. Lord, I really love your law! All day long I spend time thinking about it.

98. Your commands make me wiser than my enemies, because your commands are always in my heart.

99. I know more than all of my teachers do, because I spend time thinking about your covenant laws.

100. I understand more than the elders do, because I obey your rules.

101. I've kept my feet from every path that sinners take so that I might obey your word.

102. I haven't turned away from your laws, because you yourself have taught me.

103. Your words are very sweet to my taste! They are sweeter than honey to me.

104. I gain understanding from your rules. So I hate every path that sinners take.

105. Your word is like a lamp that shows me the way. It is like a light that guides me.

106. I have taken an oath. I have promised to follow your laws, because they are right.

107. I have suffered very much. Lord, keep me alive as you have promised.

108. Lord, accept the praise I freely give you. Teach me your laws.

109. I keep putting my life in danger. But I won't forget to obey your law.

110. Evil people have set a trap for me. But I haven't wandered away from your rules.

111. Your covenant laws are your gift to me forever. They fill my heart with joy.

112. I have decided to obey your orders to the very end.

113. I hate people who can't make up their minds. But I love your law.

114. You are my place of safety. You are like a shield that keeps me safe. I have put my hope in your word.

115. Get away from me, you who do evil! Then I can do what my God commands me to do.

116. Keep me going as you have promised. Then I will live. Don't let me lose all hope.