Your Word Is a Lamp to My Feet

Aleph

¹1 Blessed are those whose kway is blameless,

who lwalk in the law of the Lord!

²Blessed are those who mkeep his ntestimonies,

who oseek him with their whole heart,

³who also pdo no wrong,

but walk in his ways!

⁴You have commanded your qprecepts

to be kept diligently.

⁵Oh that my ways may rbe steadfast

in keeping your statutes!

⁶sThen I shall not be put to shame,

having my eyes fixed on all your commandments.

⁷I will praise you with an upright heart,

when I learn tyour righteous rules.2

⁸I will keep your statutes;

udo not utterly forsake me!

Beth

⁹How can va young man keep his way pure?

By guarding it according to your word.

¹⁰wWith my whole heart I seek you;

let me not xwander from your commandments!

¹¹I have ystored up your word in my heart,

that I might not sin against you.

¹²Blessed are you, O Lord;

zteach me your statutes!

¹³With my lips I adeclare

all the rules3 of your mouth.

¹⁴In the way of your testimonies I bdelight

as much as in all criches.

¹⁵I will dmeditate on your precepts

and fix my eyes on your eways.

¹⁶I will fdelight in your statutes;

I will not forget your word.