¹⁶⁷ I obey your statutes,
    for I love them^(A) greatly.
¹⁶⁸ I obey your precepts^(B) and your statutes,^(C)
    for all my ways are known^(D) to you.

¹⁶⁹ May my cry come^(E) before you, Lord;
    give me understanding^(F) according to your word.^(G)
170 May my supplication come^(H) before you;
    deliver me^(I) according to your promise.^(J)
171 May my lips overflow with praise,^(K)
    for you teach me^(L) your decrees.
¹⁷² May my tongue sing^(M) of your word,
    for all your commands are righteous.^(N)
173 May your hand be ready to help^(O) me,
    for I have chosen^(P) your precepts.
¹⁷⁴ I long for your salvation,^(Q) Lord,
    and your law gives me delight.^(R)
175 Let me live^(S) that I may praise you,
    and may your laws sustain me.
¹⁷⁶ I have strayed like a lost sheep.^(T)
    Seek your servant,
    for I have not forgotten^(U) your commands.

¹ I call on the Lord^(V) in my distress,^(W)
    and he answers me.
² Save me, Lord,
    from lying lips^(X)
    and from deceitful tongues.^(Y)