2. Ashrei are they that keep His edot (testimonies), and that seek Him with kol lev.
3. They also do no iniquity; they walk in His drakhim.
4. Thou hast commanded us to be diligently shomer over Thy pikkudim (precepts).
5. O that my drakhim were directed to be shomer over Thy chukkot (statutes)!
6. Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect unto all Thy mitzvot.
7. I will praise Thee with yosher levav (uprightness of heart) when I shall have learned Thy righteous mishpatim (ordinances).
8. I will keep Thy chukkot; O forsake me not utterly.
9. How shall a na'ar cleanse his way? By being shomer thereto according to Thy Davar (Word).
10. With my kol lev have I sought Thee; O let me not wander from Thy mitzvot.
11. Thy word have I hid in my lev, lema'an (so that) I might not sin against Thee.
12. Baruch atah, Adonoi; teach me Thy chukkot.
13. With my sfatayim (lips) have I declared all the mishpatim of Thy mouth.
14. I have rejoiced in the derech of Thy edot (testimonies), as much as in all riches.
15. I will meditate in Thy pikkudim, and consider Thy orkhot (paths).