138. Your testimonies, which You have commanded,Are righteous and very faithful.
139. My zeal has consumed me,Because my enemies have forgotten Your words.
140. Your word is very pure;Therefore Your servant loves it.
141. I am small and despised,Yet I do not forget Your precepts.
142. Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness,And Your law is truth.
143. Trouble and anguish have overtaken me,Yet Your commandments are my delights.
144. The righteousness of Your testimonies is everlasting;Give me understanding, and I shall live.
145. I cry out with my whole heart;Hear me, O Lord!I will keep Your statutes.
146. I cry out to You;Save me, and I will keep Your testimonies.
147. I rise before the dawning of the morning,And cry for help;I hope in Your word.
148. My eyes are awake through the night watches,That I may meditate on Your word.
149. Hear my voice according to Your lovingkindness;O Lord, revive me according to Your justice.
150. They draw near who follow after wickedness;They are far from Your law.
151. You are near, O Lord,And all Your commandments are truth.
152. Concerning Your testimonies,I have known of old that You have founded them forever.