Blessed are they that undefil'd,
and straight are in the way;
Who in the Lord's most holy law do walk,
and do not stray.
Blessed are they who to observe
his statutes are inclin'd;
And who do seek the living God
with their whole heart and mind.
Such in his ways do walk,
and they do no iniquity.
Thou hast commanded us to keep
thy precepts carefully.
O that thy statutes to observe
thou would'st my ways direct!
Then shall I not be sham'd, when I
thy precepts all respect.
Then with integrity of heart
thee will I praise and bless,
When I the judgments all have learn'd
of thy pure righteousness.
That I will keep thy statutes all
firmly resolv'd have I:
O do not then, most gracious God,
forsake me utterly.
By what means shall a young man learn
his way to purify?
If he according to thy word
thereto attentive be.
Unfeignedly thee have I sought
with all my soul and heart:
O let me not from the right path
of thy commands depart.
Thy word I in my heart have hid,
that I offend not thee.
O Lord, thou ever blessed art,
thy statutes teach thou me.
The judgments of thy mouth each one
my lips declared have:
More joy thy testimonies' way
than riches all me gave.
I will thy holy precepts make
my meditation;
And carefully I'll have respect
unto thy ways each one.
Upon thy statutes my delight
shall constantly be set:
And, by thy grace, I never will
thy holy word forget.
With me thy servant, in thy grace,
deal bountifully, Lord:
That by thy favor I may live,
and duly keep thy word.
Open mine eyes, that of thy law
the wonders I may see.
I am a stranger on this earth,
hide not thy laws from me.
My soul within me breaks,
and doth much fainting still endure,
Through longing that it hath all times
unto thy judgments pure.
Thou hast rebuk'd the cursed proud,
who from thy precepts swerve.
Reproach and shame remove from me,
for I thy laws observe.
Against me princes spake with spite,
while they in council sat:
But I thy servant did upon
thy statutes meditate.
My comfort, and my heart's delight,
thy testimonies be;
And they, in all my doubts and fears,
are counsellors to me.
My soul to dust cleaves: quicken me,
according to thy word.
My ways I shew'd, and me thou heard'st:
teach me thy statutes, Lord.
The way of thy commandements
make me aright to know;
So all thy works that wondrous are
I shall to others show.
My soul doth melt, and drop away,
for heaviness and grief:
To me, according to thy word,
give strength, and send relief.
From me the wicked way of lies
let far removed be;
And graciously thy holy law
do thou grant unto me.
I chosen have the perfect way
of truth and verity:
Thy judgments that most righteous are
before me laid have I.
I to thy testimonies cleave;
shame do not on me cast.
I'll run thy precepts' way, when thou
my heart enlarged hast.
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