12. Blessed are You, O Lord;teach me Your statutes.
13. With my lips I declareall the decrees of Your mouth.
14. I rejoice in the way of Your testimonies,as much as in all riches.
15. I will meditate on Your preceptsand keep my eyes on Your ways.
16. I will delight in Your statutes;I will not forget Your word.
17. Deal kindly with Your servant, that I may liveand keep Your word.
18. Open my eyes, that I may beholdwondrous things from Your law.
19. I am a sojourner in the land;do not hide Your commandments fromme.
20. My soul is consumed all the timewith a longing for Your decrees.
21. You have rebuked the proud, those cursed,who depart from Your commandments.
22. Remove from me reproach and contempt,for I have kept Your testimonies.
23. Even if princes sit and conspire against me,Your servant will meditate on Your statutes.